2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 35: Magistrate and Municipal Courts
Article 14: Municipal Courts, 35-14-1 through 35-14-12
Section 35-14-4: Election; term; vacancy.
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.
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