There is created the “metropolitan court judges nominating committee” for each metropolitan court. Each and every provision of § 35 of Article 6 of this constitution shall apply to the metropolitan court judicial nominating committee except that: no judge of the court of appeals shall sit on the committee; the chief judge of the district court of the judicial district in which the metropolitan court is located or the chief judge’s designee from that district court shall sit on the committee; the chief judge of that metropolitan court or the chief judge’s designee from that metropolitan court shall sit on the committee only in the case of a vacancy in a metropolitan court; and the citizen members and state bar members shall be persons who reside in the judicial district in which that metropolitan court is located. (As added November 8, 1988.)

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Terms Used In New Mexico Constitution Article VI § 37 - Metropolitan court judges nominating committee

  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.