Returning to the basics of constitutional government
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What qualifies me for a seat on the New Mexico Court of Appeals is my philosophy of limited government and judicial restraint. We need to get back to the basics. Continue Reading
Las Cruces judge suspended without pay
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A Las Cruces municipal judge has been suspended without pay after he threatened an employee for cooperating with an investigation into the judge’s actions. Continue Reading
Robles seeks election to appeals court
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Appellate Judge Robert E. Robles says people should consider three things when deciding how to vote in judicial races: experience, qualifications and ethics. And Robles says he has all three. Continue Reading
Perea named new magistrate judge
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Conrad F. Perea is the newest magistrate judge in Doña Ana County. He was appointed Tuesday to replace Joseph Guillory, an embattled judge who was disciplined by the Supreme Court in January and resigned in August. Continue Reading
Embattled magistrate judge resigns
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A Doña Ana County magistrate judge who was suspended earlier this year because of a host of problems with the way he conducted himself at the court resigned abruptly on Tuesday, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
Court shouldn’t limit access to public info
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The New Mexico courts Web site is the only central database of district and magistrate court case information in New Mexico that’s publicly accessible. The Supreme Court should put full dates of birth back in court documents and online. And it should reject a proposal to remove cases that didn’t lead to convictions from the online database. Continue Reading
Prosecutor’s e-mail prompts judicial hopeful to get new treasurer
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A Las Cruces prosecutor at the center of controversy for forwarding an e-mail joke about killing a Mexican and an Arab has been removed from her position as campaign treasurer for a judicial candidate. Continue Reading
Vanzi wins appeals judge race
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Appeals Judge Linda Vanzi successfully fought off Democratic primary challenger Dennis W. Montoya today. Continue Reading
Where things stand in the top races
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Enough of the statewide vote is counted to pick up trends, so here’s a brief update on who’s ahead in the top races. Continue Reading
Hispanic group says disciplinary board unfairly targeting Montoya
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UPDATED: The state chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens has accused the state Supreme Court’s disciplinary board of unfairly targeting appeals judge candidate Dennis W. Montoya – an allegation the head of the disciplinary board says is false. Continue Reading
Montoya says public financing fight may not be over
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Hours after the New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the secretary of state’s denial of Dennis W. Montoya’s application for public financing, Montoya said the fight may not be over. Continue Reading
Montoya loses public financing fight, Vanzi hits with another mailer
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The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the secretary of state’s denial of Democrat Dennis W. Montoya’s application for public financing today. Meanwhile, the appeals judge Montoya is seeking to unseat in the Democratic primary, Linda Vanzi, came out with her third mailer attacking him. Continue Reading
Montoya defends self, accuses Vanzi of racism, sexism
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UPDATED: Embattled appellate judge candidate Dennis W. Montoya is defending himself against formal allegations of misconduct in a posting on his Web site and accusing the judge he’s trying to unseat, Linda Vanzi, of having sexist and racist motives for bringing charges against him. Continue Reading
High court asked to immediately suspend Montoya
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Because of new complaints of alleged misconduct, the state Supreme Court’s disciplinary board has asked the high court to immediately suspend appeals judge candidate Dennis W. Montoya from practicing law, the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
Vanzi leads in appeals judge race, poll finds
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Linda Vanzi has a solid lead in the Democratic primary race for appeals judge, but a large number of people remain undecided, according to a new poll. Continue Reading