1 Judicial power vested
2 Supreme court; appellate jurisdiction
3 Supreme court; original jurisdiction; supervisory control; extraordinary writs
4 Supreme court; selection of chief justice
5 Supreme court; quorum; majority concurring in judgments
6 Supreme court; absent or disqualified justice
7 Supreme court; terms, sessions and recesses
8 Supreme court; qualifications of justices
9 Supreme court; officers
10 Supreme court; additional justices
11 Supreme court; salary of justices
12 Judicial districts; district judges
13 District court; jurisdiction and terms
14 District court; qualifications and residence requirement of judges
15 District court; judges pro tempore
16 District court; additional judges; redistricting
17 District court; judges’ compensation
18 Disqualification of judges or magistrates
19 Ineligibility of justices or judges for nonjudicial offices
20 Style of writs and processes
21 Judges as conservators of the peace; preliminary examinations in criminal cases
22 County clerk as district and probate court clerk
23 Probate court
24 District attorneys
26 Magistrate court
27 Appeals from probate courts and other inferior courts
28 Court of appeals; number, qualifications, compensation; quorum; majority concurring in judgment; power of chief justice to select acting justices
29 Court of appeals; jurisdiction; issuance of writs
30 Fees collected by judiciary paid to state treasury
31 Justices of the peace abolished
32 Judicial standards commission
33 Retention or rejection at general election
34 Vacancies in office; date for filing declaration of candidacy
35 Appellate judges nominating commission
35 (Proposed.) Appellate judges nominating commission
36 District court judges nominating committee
37 Metropolitan court judges nominating committee
38 Chief judge of district and metropolitan court districts
39 Creation of public defender department and public defender commission
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Terms Used In New Mexico Constitution > Article VI - Judicial Department

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.