The principal office of each district judge shall be at the county seat of a county within the judicial district as provided by rule of the district court. When the convenience of the public can be better served by establishment of an additional office within the county, this may be provided by rule of the district court.
History: 1953 Comp., § 16-3-4, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 69, § 18.
Cross references. — For personnel and travel expenses, see 34-6-23 NMSA 1978.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1968, ch. 69, § 69, repeals former 16-3-4, 1953 Comp., relating to process and expenditures in the first judicial district.
Commitment hearing held at commitment facility not precluded. — Absent a showing by a "developmentally disabled" person that his substantive rights would in any way be abridged if his involuntary commitment hearing is not held at the county seat, the district court is not precluded from adopting the practice of holding such hearings at the commitment facility when, in its discretion, such practice would better serve the public convenience. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-20.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration
Section 34-6-1 - Judicial districts.
Section 34-6-2 - District court terms.
Section 34-6-4 - Judges; first judicial district.
Section 34-6-5 - Judges; second judicial district.
Section 34-6-6 - Judges; third judicial district.
Section 34-6-7 - Judges; fourth judicial district.
Section 34-6-8 - Judges; fifth judicial district.
Section 34-6-9 - Judges; sixth judicial district.
Section 34-6-10 - Judges; seventh judicial district.
Section 34-6-11 - Judges; eighth judicial district.
Section 34-6-12 - Judges; ninth judicial district.
Section 34-6-13 - Judges; tenth judicial district.
Section 34-6-14 - Judges; eleventh judicial district.
Section 34-6-15 - Judges; twelfth judicial district.
Section 34-6-16 - Judges; thirteenth judicial district.
Section 34-6-17 - Judges; principal offices.
Section 34-6-18 - Judges; multiple-judge districts; divisions; presiding judges.
Section 34-6-19 - Personnel; designation.
Section 34-6-20 - Personnel; official court reporters; secretaries.
Section 34-6-21 - Personnel; state employees.
Section 34-6-22 - Personnel; oaths and bonds.
Section 34-6-23 - Personnel; travel expenses.
Section 34-6-24 - Operation; location of court; facilities.
Section 34-6-25 - Operation; seal.
Section 34-6-26 - Operation; record; authentication.
Section 34-6-27 - Operation; process.
Section 34-6-28 - Operation; rules.
Section 34-6-29 - Operation; filing and service.
Section 34-6-30 - Operation; notation of filing.
Section 34-6-31 - Operation; nunc pro tunc entries.
Section 34-6-32 - Operation; return of filed papers.
Section 34-6-33 - Operation; dockets and records.
Section 34-6-34 - Finance; statutory construction.
Section 34-6-35 - Finance; payment of expenses.
Section 34-6-36 - Finance; disposition of litigant money; court clerk trust account.
Section 34-6-37 - Finance; disposition of court income; state treasurer account.
Section 34-6-38 - Finance; disposition of unclaimed money.
Section 34-6-39 - Finance; improper disposition of money; penalty.
Section 34-6-40 - Finance; fees.
Section 34-6-40.1 - Civil action by state; filing fee assessed as costs.
Section 34-6-41 - Finance; jury refreshments, meals and rooms.
Section 34-6-42 - Finance; federal functions.
Section 34-6-43 - Finance; statutory fees exclusive.
Section 34-6-44 - District court alternative dispute resolution fund; administration.
Section 34-6-45 - District courts; alternative dispute resolution; fee.
Section 34-6-46 - District court; indigency standard; fee schedule; reimbursement.