New Mexico Magistrate Court

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The magistrate courts are courts in New Mexico with jurisdiction over cases such as landlord-tenant rights, traffic violations, and preliminary felony hearings. Judges also sign off on search and arrest warrants for law enforcement officers.[1]

There are 66 magistrate judges in New Mexico, serving in 54 magistrate courts.[2] Magistrate court judges earn an annual salary of $79,537. Each judge handles between 50 and 80 cases each day. 28,000 cases are filed in New Mexico's magistrate courts annually.[3]

List of Magistrate Courts by County

Bernalillo County does not have a magistrate court. The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court has jurisdiction in the county.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ New Mexico Court Information
  2. ↑ New Mexico Courts, About the Courts
  3. ↑ Las Cruces Sun-News, "Attorney to replace Judge Garcia," November 30, 2011, accessed October 11, 2013
  4. ↑ Legal FACS, "Directory: New Mexico Magistrate Courts"

New Mexico courts

Federal courts:

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Mexico • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Mexico

State courts:

New Mexico Supreme Court • New Mexico Court of Appeals • New Mexico District Courts • New Mexico Magistrate Court • New Mexico Municipal Courts • New Mexico Probate Courts • New Mexico Problem-Solving Courts • New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration Court • Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court

State resources:

Courts in New Mexico • New Mexico judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Mexico

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