New Mexico Statutes Chapter 35. Magistrate and Municipal Courts § 35-14-4. Election; term; vacancy

A. Municipal judges shall be elected, for terms of four years, at a regular municipal election.

B. In municipalities with a population of thirty thousand persons or more, additional judges may be elected if the municipal governing body determines the workload of the court requires more than one judge. Municipalities with a population of less than thirty thousand persons shall have only one municipal judge.

C. The governing body of any municipality may fill vacancies by appointment of a municipal judge to serve until the next regular municipal election.