There shall be three district judges in the eighth judicial district. At least one of the judges shall maintain the judge's principal office in Colfax or Union county and at least one of the judges shall maintain the judge's principal office in Taos county.
History: 1953 Comp., § 16-3-3.8, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 69, § 14; 1978, ch. 23, § 2; 1996, ch. 23, § 1; 2011, ch. 41, § 1.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, increased the number of judges from two to three; required that at least one judge maintain a principal office in Colfax or Union County and that at least one judge maintain a principal office in Taos County; and deleted the former provisions that provided the procedure for the selection of a chief judge by two judges.
Temporary provisions. — Laws 2011, ch. 41, § 2 provided that the additional district judgeship provided for in Laws 2011, ch. 41, § 1 shall be filled by appointment by the governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 of the constitution of New Mexico.
The 1996 amendment, effective March 4, 1996, rewrote the section.
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