LWV of New Mexico, Judiciary
Date of Study (month/year)
Adopted 1962; revised 1987, 2015
Name of Submitting League
LWV of New Mexico
Title of Study (limit 80 characters)
Position on Judiciary
Summary of Study (limit 500 characters)
The League of Women Voters of New Mexico supports a unified court system, adequately financed, with centralized administration and fiscal control achieved through
Selection of judges of the higher courts by a method similar to the American Bar Association Plan which proposes that judges be appointed by the governor from a screened list submitted from a non-partisan nominating commission and be subject, at intervals, to election for retention or rejection.
Adequate personnel for all courts.
League or Contact Email Address
League or Contact Phone Number
505-884-8441
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