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The structure of the New Mexico judicial system is laid out in Article VI of the state Constitution. The state court system is made up of the New Mexico Supreme Court, the New Mexico Court of Appeals, the New Mexico District Courts, the New Mexico Magistrate Court, the New Mexico Municipal Courts and various Courts of limited jurisdiction. There are two federal courts: the District of New Mexico and the District of New Mexico Bankruptcy Court. Appeals go to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

New Mexico judicial news Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/21/2012 By Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod For a District by District break down, see: Federal Court Vacancy Warning System The current vacancy warning level for the U.S. District courts is set at Blue. There was one new vacancy this past week. That leaves the final tally at 81 vacancies or approximately 9.3% of the total Article III posts currently unfilled. The vacancy information for the various court levels is as follows: Key: (Numbers indicate % of seats vacant.) 0% 0%-10% 10%-25% 25%-40% More than 40% Supreme Court 0% or no vacancies Appeals Courts 8.4% or 15 vacancies District Courts 9.7% or 66 vacancies There are currently 9 Supreme Court posts, 179 appellate court posts and 680 district court posts for a total of 868 Article III judges. This count includes four temporary posts, one each in the Northern District of Alabama, District of Arizona, Southern District of Florida and the Central District of California. This also includes a shared post between the two Missouri districts and counts it as two posts with separate vacancies. ...more New Mexico news New Mexico courts New Mexico courts: Courts in New Mexico State appellate courts: Supreme Court Court of Appeals State trial courts: District Courts Magistrate Courts Other courts: Municipal Courts Probate Courts Problem-Solving Courts Workers' Compensation Administration Court Bernalillo Metropolitan Courts Counties: New Mexico counties Federal courts: Tenth Circuit District of New Mexico Federal bankruptcy courts: District of New Mexico Bankruptcy Court How are judges selected in New Mexico? Judicial selection in New Mexico New Mexico judicial elections, 2012 Laws and history New Mexico Constitution Media and activism New Mexico blogs Judicial reform organizations

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