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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 34. Court Structure and Administration § 34-9-17. Consolidation study committee; composition; duties

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. With the approval and direction of the supreme court, the administrative office of the courts shall create a “consolidation study committee” to study the potential consolidation of the magistrate and municipal courts in Dona Ana county. The committee shall consist of fifteen members as follows:

(1) a district judge from the third judicial district, appointed by the chief judge of the district;

(2) a Dona Ana county magistrate judge, appointed by the director of the administrative office of the courts;

(3) a municipal judge from the city of Las Cruces, appointed by the director of the administrative office of the courts;

(4) three attorneys who commonly practice in the Dona Ana county magistrate court or the city of Las Cruces municipal court, appointed by the third judicial district bar association;

(5) one public member appointed by the mayor of the city of Las Cruces;

(6) one public member appointed by the board of county commissioners for Dona Ana county;

(7) one administrative employee from the Dona Ana county magistrate court, appointed by the magistrates;

(8) one administrative employee from the city of Las Cruces municipal court, appointed by the municipal judges;

(9) one administrative employee from the third judicial district court, appointed by the district court judges;

(10) a designee of the director of the administrative office of the courts;

(11) the district attorney for the third judicial district;

(12) the district public defender for the third judicial district; and

(13) a member of the city council of the city of Las Cruces, appointed by the city council.

B. The committee shall elect a chair and such other officers as it deems necessary. The committee shall meet at the call of the chair but no less than once per month. The committee may contract with a part-time individual to assist the committee with its administrative functions.

C. The committee shall investigate and evaluate the effectiveness and judicial efficiency of community-based judicial systems in other areas and determine the feasibility of creating a consolidated system in the Dona Ana county court system. The committee shall report its findings and recommendation to the city council, the board of county commissioners and the legislature by December 1, 2005.

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