Section 1-26-5 – Judicial retention; district court judges.
A. Each eligible district court judge shall be subject to retention or rejection at the general election in the last year of the six-year term of office for the position in which the judge is serving. B. Terms of office for positions on the district court in each judicial district shall be staggered, as follows: […]
Section 1-26-6 – Judicial retention; metropolitan court judges.
A. Each eligible metropolitan court judge shall be subject to retention or rejection at the general election in the last year of the four-year term of office for the position in which the judge is serving. B. Terms of office for positions on each metropolitan court shall be staggered, as follows: (1) the term of […]
Section 1-26-1 – Short title.
Sections 172 through 177 [1-26-1 to 1-26-6 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Nonpartisan Judicial Retention Act”. History: Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 172. ANNOTATIONS Emergency clauses. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 286, contained an emergency clause and was approved April 3, 2019. Temporary provisions. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, […]
Section 1-26-2 – Judicial retention; eligibility for retention; definitions.
A. A justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of appeals, district court judge or metropolitan court judge is eligible for nonpartisan judicial retention after the justice or judge has first been elected to that position in a partisan election. B. In the last year of the term of office for the position […]
Section 1-26-3 – Judicial retention; supreme court justices.
A. Each eligible justice of the supreme court shall be subject to retention or rejection at the general election in the last year of the eight-year term of office for the position in which the justice is serving. B. Terms of office for positions on the supreme court shall be staggered so that at least […]
Section 1-26-4 – Judicial retention; appeals court judges.
A. Each eligible judge of the court of appeals shall be subject to retention or rejection at the general election in the last year of the eight-year term of office for the position in which the judge is serving. B. Terms of office for positions on the court of appeals shall be staggered so that […]