160 sections in this chapter.
NMSA 1978, § 34-9-8 Courts; records; manuals
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A. The director of the administrative office of the courts shall compile manuals prescribing detailed requirements for uniform systems of records and forms for use by courts. Following approval by the supreme court, the manuals shall be reproduced by the administrative office of …
NMSA 1978, § 34-10-1 Judicial standards commission; selection; terms
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The judicial standards commission consists of thirteen positions: A. positions 1 through 5, position 10 and position 12, each of which shall be filled by a person who is a qualified elector of this state, who is not a justice, judge or magistrate of any court and who is not licen…
NMSA 1978, § 34-10-2 Judicial standards commission; vacancies
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Whenever any member of the judicial standards commission dies, resigns or no longer has the qualifications required for his original selection, his position on the commission becomes vacant. The remaining members of the commission shall certify the existence of the vacancy to the…
NMSA 1978, § 34-10-2.1 Judicial standards commission; duties; subpoena power
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A. Pursuant to the judicial standards commission's authority granted by Article 6, Section 32 of the constitution of New Mexico, any justice, judge or magistrate of any court may be disciplined or removed for willful misconduct in office, persistent failure or inability to perfor…
NMSA 1978, § 34-10-3 Judicial standards commission; executive director
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The judicial standards commission shall employ an executive director. History: 1953 Comp., § 16-8-3, enacted by Laws 1974, ch. 4, § 1.
NMSA 1978, § 34-10-4 Judicial standards commission; director's duties
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The executive director of the judicial standards commission shall: A. perform, or cause to be performed, all investigations as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the commission or masters appointed by the commission; B. enter into such contracts as may be necessary to carry …
NMSA 1978, § 34-13-1 Judicial education fund created; administration; income to
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the fund. A. The "judicial education fund" is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the administrative office of the courts. Money in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law and earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. …
NMSA 1978, § 34-13-2 Court education services division; purpose
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The court education services division of the administrative office of the courts shall provide judicial education, training and instruction for the justices, judges, magistrates and court personnel of the state, municipalities and counties and may provide such education for triba…
NMSA 1978, § 34-14-1 Civil legal services; commission; fund; disbursement
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A. The "civil legal services commission" is created. The commission shall be composed of five members, all of whom have experience with the civil legal matters affecting low-income persons. The members shall be appointed as follows: (1) two members appointed by the governor; (2) …
NMSA 1978, § 34-16-1 Juvenile adjudication fund created
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The "juvenile adjudication fund" is created in the state treasury to provide an alternative procedure of adjudication for juveniles charged with misdemeanor offenses to help alleviate the docket of the juvenile judicial system. The fund consists of gifts, grants, donations, appro…