New Mexico Court of Appeals

The New Mexico Court of Appeals (in case citation, N.M. Ct. App.) is the intermediate-level appellate court for the state of New Mexico.

New Mexico Court of Appeals entrance in the Supreme Court Building
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History

The court of appeals was created by a constitutional amendment submitted to the electorate in a special election held on September 28, 1965.[1] The original enabling legislation established a court consisting of four judges.[2] The court was expanded to five judges in 1972[3] and seven judges in 1978. In 1991, it was again expanded to ten judges, where it remains today.[4]

Jurisdiction

The court has general appellate jurisdiction over the state district courts and certain state agencies. The only exceptions to this grant of jurisdiction are:

These cases are directly reviewed by the New Mexico Supreme Court.

Composition

Ten judges sit on the court, each with their own paralegal and law clerk. However, the Court is moving towards a two-law clerk system.

Judge Born Joined Term ends[lower-alpha 1] Party affiliation Appointed by Law school
Jennifer Attrep, Chief Judge 1977/1978 (age 44–45)[6] January 19, 2018 2024 Democratic Susana Martinez (R) Virginia
J. Miles Hanisee 1967/1968 (age 54–55)[6] December 2012 2026 Republican Susana Martinez (R) Pepperdine
Kristina Bogardus 1954/1955 (age 67–68)[6] January 1, 2019 2026 Democratic —[lower-alpha 2] New Mexico
Megan Duffy 1978/1979 (age 43–44)[6] January 1, 2019 2024 Democratic —[lower-alpha 2] New Mexico
Jacqueline Medina 1963/1964 (age 58–59)[6] January 1, 2019 2028 Democratic —[lower-alpha 2] New Mexico
Zachary Ives – January 31, 2019 2028 Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) New Mexico
Shammara Henderson 1982/1983 (age 40–41)[7] March 1, 2020 2024 Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) New Mexico
Jane Yohalem 1949/1950 (age 72–73)[8] July 29, 2020 2030 Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) New Mexico
Gerald Baca 1961/1962 (age 61–62)[9] March 19, 2021 2030 Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) New Mexico
Katherine Anne Wray – September 23, 2021 2030 Democratic Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) New Mexico
  1. Terms end on December 31.
  2. Took office after being elected in a partisan election.

References
  1. Donnelly & Minzner, History of the Court of Appeals, 22 N.M. L. Rev. 595, 597 (1992), available at http://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nmlr/vol22/iss3/2/
  2. Donnelly & Minzner, 24 N.M. L. Rev. at 605; see also 1972 N.M. Laws ch. 32, sections 1-2.
  3. Donnelly & Minzner, 22 N.M. L. Rev. at 607; see also 1978 N.M. Laws ch. 25.
  4. see Donnelly & Minzner, 22 N.M. L. Rev. at 613; see also 1990 N.M. Laws ch. 35.
  5. See N.M. Const. Art. XI, section 2 ("Appeals from a judgment of the district court imposing a sentence of death or life imprisonment shall be taken directly to the supreme court.").
  6. "Court of Appeals candidate biographies". Santa Fe New Mexican. October 11, 2018.
  7. Leggett, Shellye (February 17, 2020). "First African American appointed to New Mexico Court of Appeals". KOAT 7 Action News.
  8. Haywood, Phaedra (June 27, 2020). "New appeals judge has had large influence on how state's laws are applied". Santa Fe New Mexican.
  9. "New Mexico governor appoints judge to court of appeals". KOB 4. March 21, 2021.


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