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About the Courts

About the Courts

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court consists of five Justices and is located in Santa Fe. This is the court of last resort and has superintending control over all inferior courts and attorneys licensed in the state.

This court has mandatory appellate jurisdiction over: criminal matters in which the sentence imposed is life in prison or the death penalty, appeals from the Public Regulation Commission, appeals from the granting of writs of habeas corpus, appeals in actions challenging nominations, and removal of public officials.

Discretionary jurisdiction: denials of petitions for writ of habeas corpus, petitions for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals, other extraordinary writ matters, and certified questions either from the Court of Appeals or federal courts.


Court of Appeals

Ten judges preside, sitting in panels of three. The Court of Appeals has offices in Santa Fe and Albuquerque.

This court has mandatory jurisdiction in: civil, non-capital criminal, juvenile cases; Discretionary jurisdiction in interlocutory decision cases and administrative agency appeals.


District Court

One-hundred-two judges preside. There are thirteen different districts. These are District Courts of general jurisdiction which hold jury trials.

This court will hear these types of cases: Tort, contract, real property rights, and estate. Exclusive domestic relations, mental health, appeals for administrative agencies and lower courts, miscellaneous civil jurisdiction; Misdemeanor. Exclusive criminal appeals jurisdiction; Exclusive juvenile jurisdiction.


Magistrate Court

Sixty-seven judges preside. There are 46 magistrate courts. These are courts of limited jurisdiction. Jury trials.

This court will hear these types of cases: Tort, contract, landlord/tenant rights ($0-10,000); Felony preliminary hearings; Misdemeanor, DWI/DUI and other traffic violations.


Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court

Nineteen judges preside. Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court is of limited jurisdiction. Jury trials.

This court will hear these types of cases: Tort, contract, landlord/tenant rights ($0-10,000); Felony first appearances; Misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, Domestic Violence and other traffic violations.


Municipal Court

Eighty-three judges preside. There are eighty-one municipal courts. These are courts of limited jurisdiction. No jury trials.

This court will hear these types of cases: Petty misdemeanors, DWI/DUI, traffic violations and other municipal ordinance violations.


Probate Court

Thirty-three judges. There are thirty-three counties. These are courts of limited jurisdiction. No jury trials.

This court will hear these types of cases: Informal probate; Estate (Hears uncontested cases. Contested cases go to district court).

Supreme Court / Rules, Forms & Files / Rules & Forms / Closed for Comment

Closed for Comment

Proposal 2025-001 – CASA Duties [comments begin on p. 15]

Proposal 2025-002 – Improving Outcomes for Crossover Youth [comments begin on p. 7]

Proposal 2025-003 – Service by Social Media [comments begin on p. 15]

Proposal 2025-004 – Contributory Negligence [no comments received]

Proposal 2025-005 – Medical Debt [no comments received]

Proposal 2025-006 – Residential Foreclosures [comments begin on p. 4]

Proposal 2025-007 – Relationships requiring Judicial Disqualification [no comments received]

Proposal 2025-008 – Time to Correct an Illegal Sentence [no comments received]

Proposal 2025-009 – Temporary Orders of Protection [comments begin on p. 9]

Proposal 2025-010 – ERFPO Forms [comments begin on p. 35]

Proposal 2025-011 – Compensation for Limitations to Property Access [no comments received]

Proposal 2025-012 – Use of AI by Jurors [no comments received]

Proposal 2025-013 – Punitive Damages for Cumulative Conduct [no comments received]

Proposal 2025-014 – Rules of Professional Conduct and Duty [no comments received]

Proposal 2025-015 – Aggravated Shoplifting and Organized Retail Theft [comments begin on p. 10]

Proposal 2025-016 – Multiple Defendants [no comments received]

Proposal 2025-017 – Sexual Exploitation of Children (Manufacture) [comments begin on p. 3]

Proposal 2025-018 – Intentional Child Abuse [no comments received]

Proposal 2025-019 – Implicit Bias Instructions [comments begin on p. 9]

Proposal 2025-020 – Local Rules for the Third Judicial District Court [comments begin on p. 13]

Proposal 2025-021 – 11th JD TVP [no comments received]

Proposal 2025-022 – Local Rules for the Eleventh Judicial District Court [comments begin on p. 7]

Proposal 2025-023 – Second Judicial District Local Rules [comments begin on p. 25]

Proposal 2025-024 – Rules Governing Admission to the Bar [comments begin on p. 12]

Proposal 2025-025 – Requests for Oral Argument [no comments received]

Proposal 2025-026 – Length of Jury Service [comments begin on p. 9]

Proposal 2025-027 – Committee Meetings and Voting by Email [comments begin on p. 5]

Proposal 2025-028 – Pronouns in UJIs [comments begin on p. 3]

Proposal 2025-029 – Qualifications for Judicial Nominees [comments begin on p. 2]

Proposal 2025-030 – Orders of Expungement [comments begin on p. 6]

Proposal 2025-031- Use of Personal Pronouns and Designated Salutations in Court Pleadings [comments begin on p. 12]

Proposal 2025-032 – “Gay Panic Defense” [comments begin on p. 3]

Proposal 2024-001 – Pretrial Release and Detention [comments begin on p. 63]

Proposal 2024-002 – Permanency Review Hearings [comments begin on p. 4]

Proposal 2024-003 – Child’s First Appearance on a Delinquency Petition

Proposal 2024-004 – Water Settlement Agreements

Proposal 2024-002 – Permanency Review Hearings [comments begin on p. 4]

Proposal 2024-005 – Garnishment [comments begin on p. 50]

Proposal 2024-006 – Political Activity and Elections [comments begin on p. 4]

Proposal 2024-007 – Lawyer Succession Rule [comments begin on p. 4]

Proposal 2024-008 – Surreptitious Recordings of Clients, Third Parties

Proposal 2024-009 – Providing Financial Assistance to Clients [comments begin on p. 9]Proposal 2024-011 – Filing of Criminal Complaint Upon Arrest

Proposal 2024-010 – Incorporation of Plea Deadlines [comments begin on p. 6]

Proposal 2024-011 – Filing of Criminal Complaint Upon Arrest [comments begin on p. 8]

Proposal 2024-012 – Consolidated Cases [comments begin on p. 5]

Proposal 2024-013 – Plea Deadlines, Suppression Hearings, and Extensions for Trial [comments begin on p. 14]

Proposal 2024-014 – Kinship Guardianship Forms [comments begin on p. 45]

Proposal 2024-015 – Parentage Forms

Proposal 2024-016 – Human Rights Act Intentional Discrimination

Proposal 2024-017 – Firearm Enhancement [comments begin on p. 6]

Proposal 2024-018 – Multiple Defendants [comments begin on p. 3]

Proposal 2024-019 – Case Management Program in the First Judicial District Court [comments begin on p. 12]

Proposal 2024-020 – Local Rules for the Third Judicial District Court [comments begin on p. 14]

Proposal 2024-021 – Local Rules for the Sixth Judicial District Court [comments begin on p. 25]

Proposal 2024-022 – Local Rules for the Eleventh Judicial District Court [no comments received]

Proposal 2023-001 – Detention Hearing and Conditions of Release [comments begin on p. 4]

Proposal 2023-002 – Notification of Tribes [comments begin on p. 5]

Proposal 2023-003 – Consent Decree Order [comments begin on p. 3]

Proposal 2023-004 – Educational Decision Maker Forms [comments begin on p. 4]

Proposal 2023-005 – Acceptance of Gifts [comments begin on p. 4]

Proposal 2023-006 – Judicial Disqualification [comments begin on p. 6]

Proposal 2023-007 – Safekeeping Property [comments begin on p. 4]

Proposal 2023-008 – Postverdict Judgment of Acquittal [comments begin on p. 8]

Proposal 2023-009 – Definition of Local Detention Center [no comments received]

Proposal 2023-010 – Filing of Criminal Complaint in District Court [no comments received]

Proposal 2023-011 – Citizen Grand Jury [comments begin on p. 4]

Proposal 2023-013 – Incorporation of Plea Deadlines [comments begin on p. 3]

Proposal 2023-014 – Right to Jury Trial in Magistrate Court [no comments received]

Proposal 2023-015 – Criminal Complaints [no comments received]

Proposal 2023-016 – Criminal Contempt [comments begin on p. 19]

Proposal 2023-017 – Fifth Amendment Invocation [comments begin on p. 2]

Proposal 2023-018 – Bad Faith Duty to Defend [comments begin on p. 25]

Proposal 2023-019 – Leaving the Scene of an Accident [no comments received]

Proposal 2023-020 – Facilitative Use of a Deadly Weapon [no comments received]

Proposal 2023-021 – Aggravated Fleeing in the Third Degree [comments begin on p. 3]

Proposal 2023-022 – Rule Set 15 [comments begin on p. 70]

Proposal 2023-023 – Attorney Withdrawal Before Certiorari [comments begin on p. 6]

Proposal 2023-024 – MCLE Requirements for Equity in Justice [comments begin on p. 4]

Proposal 2023-025 – Eleventh Judicial District Local Rules [comments begin on p. 3]

Proposal 2023-026 – Page Rate Increase for Court Reporter Transcripts [no comments received]

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