Section 34-10-1 – Judicial standards commission; selection; terms.
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 licensed to practice law in […]
Section 34-10-2 – Judicial standards commission; vacancies.
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 original appointing authority for the vacant position, which authority shall select a […]
Section 34-10-2.1 – Judicial standards commission; duties; subpoena power.
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 perform the judge’s duties or habitual intemperance, or may be retired for […]
Section 34-10-3 – Judicial standards commission; executive director.
The judicial standards commission shall employ an executive director. History: 1953 Comp., § 16-8-3, enacted by Laws 1974, ch. 4, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1974, ch. 4, § 1, repealed former 16-8-3, 1953 Comp., relating to the supreme court clerk serving as staff for the commission, and enacted the above section. […]
Section 34-10-4 – Judicial standards commission; director’s duties.
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 out the responsibilities of the commission; C. hire such other […]