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Feb. 20—Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court resumed in-person civil bench trials on Monday as it transitions away from COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions that have been in place since 2020.
The Metropolitan Courthouse was completed in 2003. The Metropolitan Court system was established in 1980, all judges are elected by eligible voters in Bernalillo County. Judges hold 4 year terms, in 19 divisions. There are no term limits in the court system and elections are partisan. [1]
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court [4] New Mexico Municipal Court [2] New Mexico Probate Court [2] Federal courts located in New Mexico. United States District Court for the District of New Mexico [5]
In 1915 the New Mexico legislature placed the state's collection of legal publications that had been used by government employees under the management of the Supreme Court. [4] In 1937, the New Mexico Supreme Court, including the state law library, moved into its own building, the New Mexico Supreme Court Building.
In December 2018, Thomson was one of fourteen applicants who applied for two upcoming vacancies on the New Mexico Supreme Court. [6] On January 11, 2019, the nominating commission submitted his name along with six others to fill the vacancies. [7]
Metropolitan Statistical Area 2010 Population 2000 Population Percent Change (2000–2010) Albuquerque MSA: 887,077 729,649 21.58% Farmington MSA: 130,004 113,801
Prior to being elected to the bench, Vigil operated a private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [4] She also served as a Children’s Court and state district judge before her time on the Supreme Court.
Local government in New Mexico consists of counties and municipalities. There are thirty-three counties, of which Bernalillo County, containing the state's largest city Albuquerque, is the most populous. Counties are usually governed by an elected five-member county commission, sheriff, assessor, clerk and treasurer.