New Mexico Court of Appeals

New Mexico Court of Appeals entrance in the Supreme Court Building

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.

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:

criminal cases in which the death penalty or life imprisonment is sought,^[1]
Appeals from the Public Regulation Commission, and
Cases involving the writ of habeas corpus.

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

Judges[]

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.

As of 2021, the court is composed of the following judges:

Chief Judge J. Miles Hanisee (R)
Judge Jennifer Attrep (D)
Judge Kristina Bogardus (D)
Judge Jacqueline Medina (D)
Judge Megan Duffy (D)
Judge Zachary Ives (D)
Judge Shammara Henderson (D)
Judge Jane Yohalem (D)
Judge Gerald Baca (D)
Vacant

History[]

The court of appeals was created by a constitutional amendment submitted to the electorate in a special election held on September 28, 1965.^[2] The original enabling legislation established a court consisting of four judges.^[3] The court was expanded to five judges in 1972^[4] and seven judges in 1978. In 1991, it was again expanded to ten judges, where it remains today.^[5]

Notes[]

^ 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.").
^ 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/
^ Donnelly & Minzner, 24 N.M. L. Rev. at 605; see also 1972 N.M. Laws ch. 32, sections 1-2.
^ Donnelly & Minzner, 22 N.M. L. Rev. at 607; see also 1978 N.M. Laws ch. 25.
^ see Donnelly & Minzner, 22 N.M. L. Rev. at 613; see also 1990 N.M. Laws ch. 35.

External links[]

Official homepage of the New Mexico Court of Appeals

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[1] 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.").

[2] 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/

[3] Donnelly & Minzner, 24 N.M. L. Rev. at 605; see also 1972 N.M. Laws ch. 32, sections 1-2.

[4] Donnelly & Minzner, 22 N.M. L. Rev. at 607; see also 1978 N.M. Laws ch. 25.

[5] see Donnelly & Minzner, 22 N.M. L. Rev. at 613; see also 1990 N.M. Laws ch. 35.

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