There shall be eight district judges in the thirteenth judicial district. The judges of divisions one, three and six shall reside and maintain their principal offices in Valencia county. The judges of divisions two, five, seven and eight shall reside and maintain their principal offices in Sandoval county. The judge of division four shall reside and maintain the judge's principal offices in Cibola county.

History: 1953 Comp., § 16-3-3.13, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 52, § 3; 1974, ch. 77, § 5; 1979, ch. 302, § 1; 1985, ch. 212, § 1; 1992, ch. 70, § 2; 2003, ch. 254, § 1; 2006, ch. 99, § 5; 2014, ch. 73, § 4.

The 2014 amendment, effective May 21, 2014, created an additional judgeship; in the first sentence, after "shall be", changed "seven" to "eight", and in the third sentence, after "five", deleted "and", and after "five, seven", added "and eight".

Temporary provisions. — Laws 2014, ch. 73, § 6 provided that additional district judgeships provided for in Laws 2014, ch. 73 shall be filled by appointment by the governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 of the constitution of New Mexico.

The 2006 amendment, effective July 1, 2006, increased the number of judges from six to seven.

The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, increased the number of judges from five to six; and inserted "and six" following "three" in the second sentence.

The 1992 amendment, effective March 9, 1992, increased the number of judges from four to five; added the second sentence; and rewrote the third sentence, which formerly read: "The judge of division two shall reside and maintain his principal office in Sandoval county."