There shall be four magistrates in the Santa Fe magistrate district, divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 operating as a single court in Santa Fe; however, one magistrate shall ride circuit to Pojoaque on a regularly scheduled basis.
History: 1953 Comp., § 36-1-29, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 31; 1969, ch. 231, § 1; 1985, ch. 145, § 12; 2005, ch. 284, § 8.
The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, increased the number for magistrates from three to four and provided that division 4 shall be in Santa Fe.
Temporary provision. — Laws 2005, ch. 284, § 10 provided that the offices of magistrate in San Juan division 5, Sandoval division 3 and Santa Fe division 4 shall be filled by appointment by the governor to begin serving on July 1, 2005. The appointed magistrates shall serve until succeeded by magistrates elected at the general election in 2006. The first full term of office of the elected magistrates shall begin on January 1, 2007.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 35 - Magistrate and Municipal Courts
Article 1 - Magistrate Court; Establishment; Districts; Election
Section 35-1-1 - Magistrate court; establishment.
Section 35-1-2 - Magistrate court; districts.
Section 35-1-3 - Magistrate court; election; terms.
Section 35-1-5 - Magistrate court; Catron district.
Section 35-1-6 - Magistrate court; Chaves district.
Section 35-1-6.1 - Magistrate court; Cibola district.
Section 35-1-7 - Magistrate court; Colfax district.
Section 35-1-8 - Magistrate court; Curry district.
Section 35-1-9 - Magistrate court; DeBaca district.
Section 35-1-10 - Magistrate court; Dona Ana district.
Section 35-1-11 - Magistrate court; Eddy district.
Section 35-1-12 - Magistrate court; Grant district.
Section 35-1-13 - Magistrate court; Guadalupe district.
Section 35-1-14 - Magistrate court; Harding district.
Section 35-1-15 - Magistrate court; Hidalgo district.
Section 35-1-16 - Magistrate court; Lea district.
Section 35-1-17 - Magistrate court; Lincoln district.
Section 35-1-18 - Magistrate court; Los Alamos district.
Section 35-1-19 - Magistrate court; Luna district.
Section 35-1-20 - Magistrate court; McKinley district.
Section 35-1-21 - Magistrate court; Mora district.
Section 35-1-22 - Magistrate court; Otero district.
Section 35-1-23 - Magistrate court; Quay district.
Section 35-1-24 - Magistrate court; Rio Arriba district.
Section 35-1-25 - Magistrate court; Roosevelt district.
Section 35-1-26 - Magistrate court; Sandoval district.
Section 35-1-27 - Magistrate court; San Juan district election division precincts.
Section 35-1-28 - Magistrate court; San Miguel district.
Section 35-1-29 - Magistrate court; Santa Fe district.
Section 35-1-30 - Magistrate court; Sierra district.
Section 35-1-31 - Magistrate court; Socorro district.
Section 35-1-32 - Magistrate court; Taos district.
Section 35-1-33 - Magistrate court; Torrance district.
Section 35-1-34 - Magistrate court; Union district.
Section 35-1-35 - Magistrate court; Valencia district.
Section 35-1-36.1 - Magistrate court; compensation.
Section 35-1-37 - Magistrate court; presiding magistrate.
Section 35-1-38 - Magistrate court; justices of the peace abolished; transfer.