At its February 2024 administrative conference, the Supreme Court of New Mexico approved sitting in terms. The Court’s first term began in the Fall of 2024 and concluded on July 15, 2025, with the Court having resolved all 59 cases submitted since September 2024. In addition to resolving the 59 term cases, the Court also disposed of 39 non-term cases. In total, the Court filed dispositions in 98 cases from September 2024 to July 15, 2025.
The 2025-2026 Term will begin this fall, with oral arguments in the months of September, October, and December. Dispositions for all cases submitted during the Court’s 2025-2026 Term will be filed on or before July 15, 2026. For the current Supreme Court oral argument schedule, please visit the Court’s website at https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/court-calendar-and-oral-argument-livestream/. The Court will continue to set expedited appeals in accordance with Supreme Court Order No. 23-8500-016, In the Matter of the Modification of the Policy Expediting the Process for Specific Categories of Case upon the Issuance of Writ of Certiorari.
The following cases will be submitted this term:
| State v. Hayhurst, S-1-SC-40183 | State v. Skeets, S-1-SC-40418 | State v. Cerna, S-1-SC-40598 |
| State v. Valdez, S-1-SC-40228 | State v. Schuster, S-1-SC-40419 | State v. Eaker, S-1-SC-40604 |
| State v. Aragon, Jr., S-1-SC-40256 | Burns v. Presbyterian Healthcare Serv., S-1-SC-40434 | Butterworth v. Jackson, S-1-SC-40623 |
| State v. Chavez, S-1-SC-40266 | Moreno v. Ranger Energy Services, S-1-SC-40442 | City of Las Cruces v. N.M. Pub. Regul. Comm’n, S-1-SC-40636 |
| El Paso Electric Co. v. N.M. Pub. Regul. Comm’n, S-1-SC-40286 | State v. Morgan, S-1-SC-40449 | State v. Hubbard, S-1-SC-40649 |
| State v. Lopez, S-1-SC-40306 | State v. Benavidez, S-1-SC-40452 | State v. Flores, S-1-SC-40650 |
| New Energy Economy, Inc., v. N.M. Pub. Regul. Comm’n, S-1-SC-40307 | State v. Griego, S-1-SC-40457 | Albuquerque J. v. Bd. of Educ. of Albuquerque Pub. Sch., S-1-SC-40671 |
| State v. Eaker, S-1-SC-40308 | State v. Aguilar, S-1-SC-40460 | State v. Salazar, S-1-SC-40696 |
| State v. Maliszewski, S-1-SC-40312 | State v. Ricoy, S-1-SC-40471 | State v. De La O, S-1-SC-40702 |
| State v. Trujillo, S-1-SC-40328 | Amer. C.L. Union of N.M. v. N.M. Corr. Dep’t, S-1-SC-40473 | Murphy v. O’Reilly Auto. Stores, Inc., S-1-SC-40703 |
| State v. Romero, S-1-SC-40337 | State v. Salinas, S-1-SC-40474 | Franklin v. Martinez, S-1-SC-40715 |
| State v. Almentero, S-1-SC-40349 | State v. Trevizo, S-1-SC-40478 | State v. Garcia, S-1-SC-40626 |
| State v. Gallegos, Jr., S-1-SC-40351 | State v. Ward, S-1-SC-40503 | State v. Sanders, S-1-SC-40725 |
| Martinez v. Galles Chevrolet Co., S-1-SC-40357 | State v. Villalobos, S-1-SC-40535 | State v. Urquidi-Martinez, S-1-SC-40730 |
| State v. Kindred, S-1-SC-40395 | Ferlic v. Lovelace Health Sys., L.L.C., S-1-SC-40580 | State v. Syed, S-1-SC-40732 |
| State v. Munford, S-1-SC-40399 | State v. Maldonado, S-1-SC-40588 | State v. Causey, S-1-SC-40763 |
| State v. Mendez, S-1-SC-40404 | State v. Paschall, S-1-SC-40590 | State v. Cuellar, S-1-SC-40793 |
| State v. Neal, S-1-SC-40407 | State v. Freeman, S-1-SC-40593 |
Cases set for oral argument will be scheduled approximately four (4) weeks in advance and will be assigned a date in September, October, or December 2025. Additionally, the Court will hear Butterworth v. Jackson, S-1-SC-40623, as part of its Rule of Law Program in Farmington at the San Juan College, Henderson Fine Arts Center. For additional information, please visit our website: https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/services-programs/rule-of-law-program/. Any case submitted during the term but not set for oral argument will be submitted on the briefs only.
Briefs for cases set for oral argument can be found on the Court’s oral argument page:
https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/court-calendar-and-oral-argument-livestream/
Issues pending before the Court, as articulated by the parties, can be found below: Issues 25-26 Term Cases