New Mexico Supreme Court

OP/Ed by NM Supreme Court Chief Justice David K. Thomson - OPINION: JPEC recommendations can help voters make informed decisions in judicial retention elections. https://lnkd.in/gtPjAzdZ #nmcourts #NewMexico

Chief Justice David K. Thomson visited with members of the Seventh Judicial District at the Socorro County Courthouse recently to talk about initiatives such as bolstering security, capital outlay and improvements to courthouses. A general Q & A session followed. #nmcourts #NewMexico

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please watch this heartfelt video from Justice C. Shannon Bacon and Judge Kristina Bogardus from the Court of Appeals who know firsthand that early detection is key.  https://lnkd.in/g8WdkJSE According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation., Inc., 360,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024.  #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #nmcourts

Join our Team! The New Mexico Supreme Court is recruiting for a full-time, at-will Appellate Technical Legal Editor whose primary responsibility will be to ensure the accuracy, consistency and conformity with technical standards of appellate court dispositions prepared by the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals. Great starting salary of $79,939 and even better employee benefits! #nmcourts #ExperiencethedifferenceNM

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day Monday, October 14th. All New Mexico Courts will be open Tuesday, October 15th. #nmcourts

Supreme Court Chief Justice David K. Thomson experienced the workings of one of New Mexico’s busiest courts first-hand when he sat in with Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Chief Judge Joshua J. Sánchez to hear custody arraignments and felony first appearance cases on Saturday. “We greatly appreciate Chief Justice Thomson taking the time to sit in on proceedings that our judges hear six days-a-week to protect constitutional rights and to keep our busy court dockets manageable,” shared Chief Judge Sánchez. “Last fiscal year alone, 7,358 felony cases were filed in the Metropolitan Court with case filings steadily increasing in recent years.” The visit was part of the Chief Justice’s efforts to meet with judges and employees at courts across the state. “Sitting in with local judges provides a fuller understanding of the work that our courts deal with each day,” said Chief Justice Thomson. “This helps in assessing the resources needed by courts and what the Judiciary can do to best serve the people of New Mexico.” In custody arraignments, the presiding judge makes a probable cause determination for defendants charged with misdemeanors and sets conditions of release. For first appearances for defendants charged with felonies, the judge advises the felony defendants of their rights, informs them of charged offenses, and sets conditions on their release while awaiting trial. The judge conducts all of the proceedings in person from a courtroom but the in-custody defendants appear remotely from the Metropolitan Detention Center. The Metropolitan Court has 19 judges: 14 in its Criminal Division, three in the Civil Division and two in the Felony Division. The court is staffed by more than 300 full-time employees. In the 2024 fiscal year, the court had a caseload of about 78,500 new, reactivated, and reopened cases. #nmcourts Full press release here: https://lnkd.in/gA8vVGgY Thank you to Metro's Public Information Officer Camille Baca for the pictures and KOB for the coverage - Behind the scenes at Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court - https://lnkd.in/d3ig_HFj

Please join us in welcoming Sarah Jacobs as the new Deputy Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts! Sarah has extensive experience in government administration and as in-house counsel for both public and private entities. Sarah spent several years at AOC previously and spearheaded legal representation reform in child welfare proceedings. Sarah comes to us having served Governor Lujan Grisham as General Counsel and Deputy Cabinet Secretary of the Aging and Long-Term Services Department. She is also a former prosecutor and in-house legal counsel for a major healthcare company with rehabilitation centers across the country. She is happy to be home serving the Judiciary! #nmcourts #ExperiencetheDifferenceNM

Don't miss the latest Supreme Court Law Library newsletter that can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gRmm52zJ #nmcourts

The New Mexico Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments this week. Right now, they are hearing State v. Ortiz, No.S-1-SC-39865. Watch the live streams, see the briefs here: https://lnkd.in/gWvDSkaq #nmcourts #NewMexico

Did you know there is a Judicial Science School in New Mexico? Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Dr. Alessandro Cattaneo joined NM Supreme Court Chief Justice David K. Thomson and Court Education Institute Director Paula Couselo Findikoglu to present information about the week-long course at the 2024 National Association of State Judicial Educators' Conference in Arizona. The goal of the Los Alamos Judicial Science School, in session once a year, is to provide judges with knowledge and experience that will enhance their ability to evaluate whether scientific arguments meet the threshold requirements of admissibility in the courtroom. The immersion course is a unique combination of lectures from senior scientists and engineers, tours of specialized laboratory facilities, hands-on experience in a laboratory, and application of knowledge to a real-world legal problem. At the end of the course, judges have an opportunity to apply what they have learned during a mock hearing on the admissibility of scientific information. #nmcourts #NASJE #judicialscience #courtseducation