Justices of the supreme court, in the state, and district judges and magistrates, in their respective jurisdictions, shall be conservators of the peace. District judges and other judges or magistrates designated by law may hold preliminary examinations in criminal cases.[1]
Judges as Conservators of the Peace; Preliminary Examinations in Criminal Cases
N.M. Const. art. VI, § 21 — under Judicial Department.
N.M. Const. art. VI, § 21
Judges as Conservators of the Peace; Preliminary Examinations in Criminal Cases