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State v. Alexander Rae Baldwin
State v. Hannah Gutierrez
State v. David Halls

An in-person preliminary hearing in State v. Alexander Rae Baldwin and State v. Hannah Gutierrez will begin Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in First Judicial District Court, 225 Montezuma Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501.  The hearing is scheduled through Wednesday, May 17th.  Click here to read the Notice of Hearing.

Supreme Court Order 22-8500-037 Amending PHE

Judiciary PHE Court Protocols (As amended by SC Order No. 22-8500-037, effective Date December 9, 2022

Weather Delays and Closures: 

* In-Person Hearings Update

Pursuant to the New Mexico Supreme Court Order No. 22-8500-037 effective December 9, 2022, the following types of hearings will be conducted in person, absent a court order requiring remote proceedings: 1) Kinship Guardianship; 2) Order of Protection; 3) cases with a PQ designation; 4) cases with a sequestered case designation; and, 5) Termination of Parental Rights, 6) Pretrial Detention, or Dangerousness Hearings 7) Preliminary Examinations or Preliminary Hearings, 8) Competency Evidentiary hearings, 9) Pleas (only for current case, no PV in-custody pleas), 10) Sentencing (only for current case, no PV in-custody pleas), 11) Bench Trials (lower court appeals and jury trials that turn into bench trials), 12) Probation Violation (evidentiary hearings only for out of custody and jail time sought -No Status – In custody do not come for status, evidentiary hearings, pleas or sentencing).  Civil bench trials are presumed to be via google meets, absent a court order requiring in person proceedings.  Parties may request in person bench trials and such requests are subject to approval of the presiding judge and the chief judge.

WITH RESPECT TO CIVIL JURY TRIALS, THE USE OF GOOGLE MEET – VIDEO AND AUDIO -MAY BE LEARNED BY CONTACTING THE JUDGE’S TCAA.  Please see District Court Judges on the left sidebar for Judge/Division contact information.

FOR CRIMINAL JURY TRIALS, GOOGLE MEET WILL NOT BE UTILIZED TO ENSURE THAT THE RULE EXCLUDING WITNESSES PRIOR TO THEIR TESTIMONY IS HONORED. Please see the calendar page on the left sidebar for Google Meet access information, per Division/Judge.

Attorneys, Pro Se Litigants, Grand Jurors, and Public:

The First Judicial District Court will remain open with regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  The Court Clerk’s office does close at 4:00 p.m. daily, but is open during the noon hour.

• NOTICE ON REMOTE ACCESS TO COURT PROCEEDINGS
  Members of the press and public who wish to remotely observe a proceeding conducted by telephone or video during the current public health emergency, SHALL OBTAIN THE TELEPHONE OR VIDEO CONFERENCE CALL-IN PHONE NUMBER and PIN from the specific Judge’s CALENDAR webpage or DISTRICT COURT JUDGES Division Page (on the left sidebar). 
• Please use the Judiciary’s online “Case Lookup” to check the status of civil and criminal cases, including whether a hearing is scheduled in a particular case.

ADA Accommodations

The First Judicial District Court (“FJDC”) will make all reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in all of FJDC programs, services and activities.

General Request for Accommodation at the FJDC:

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a service, program, or activity of the FJDC should contact the ADA Coordinator, Kim Moore, at (505) 455-8145 or by email at sfedkaw@nmcourts.gov as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. In addition to an email request, you may also submit the ADA Accommodations Request Form which can be accessed at Request for Accommodations.

Requesting an Accommodation by a Party to a Case at FJDC:

Counsel or self-represented litigants may notify the Clerk of the Court of the nature of the disability by submitting an ADA Accommodations Request Form, found at Request for Accommodations at least five (5) business days before any hearing so appropriate accommodations may be made.  You may also make a request through the ADA Coordinator, Kim Moore, at (505) 455-8145 or by email at sfedkaw@nmcourts.gov.

For more information, see the New Mexico Courts’ Americans with Disabilities (ADA) web page at https://www.nmcourts.gov/americans-with-disabilities-ada/

Contact Information for the First Judicial District Magistrate Courts is as follows:

Santa Fe Magistrate Court (505) 984-9914 ext. 131

Espanola Magistrate Court (505) 984-3955

Chama Magistrate Court (505) 984-3975

Los Alamos Magistrate Court (505) 662-2727

*Please see the Division calendar pages for Guidelines, Protocols and information specific to Civil, Criminal and Family Courts.

First Judicial District Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

The Local Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils were originally created by Supreme Court Order. In 2019, the New Mexico Legislature passed HB 267 which created these Local Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils per statute. Under this bill, the Council meets once monthly. Due to COVID-19, the Council for the First Judicial District is meeting virtually. Please see the left sidebar for the FJDCJC Council Tab.

Adverse/Inclement Weather Notice

In the event of a snow delay due to inclement weather, the courthouse will open to the public at 10:00 a.m. If the snow warrants a closure, the courthouse will be closed to the public.

All delays or closures will be reported to the major news stations, KOAT, KOB and KRQE and our website will be updated and will include information for all counties, Santa Fe, Los Alamos and Rio Arriba, please look for information for the First Judicial District Court.

In the event there is a “delay,” please read the directions posted on the First Judicial District Court website regarding the particular judge’s docket for which your hearing is scheduled here. For many judges, in the event of a snow delay, dockets will generally begin at 10:00 a.m. for a two hour delay and 11:00 a.m. for a three hour delay. In this event, attorneys, parties, witnesses, etc., with hearings set earlier than these two times should be present at 10:00 a.m. for a two hour delay or 11:00 a.m. for a three hour delay. Attorneys and parties whose hearings were set at either 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. should report at those originally scheduled times.

However, some judges simply reschedule the cases set in the 8:00-10:00 a.m. time period (in the event of a two hour delay) or the 8:00-11:00 a.m. time period (in the event of a three hour delay) to another part of the day or to another day entirely. In this event, please carefully read that portion of the District’s website, under Calendars/Division Policies which relates to the particular judge on whose docket your case is scheduled and follow that specific information.

For all courthouses, in the event of a “closure,” all hearings set that for that particular day will be reset by the judge, with notice to all parties and counsel.