First Judicial District Court
District Court Judges
Francis J. Mathew
Division I
Court Civil Court
Address 225 Montezuma Ave.
P.O. Box 2268
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2268
Phone 505-455-8155
Maria Sanchez-Gagne
Division II
Court Civil Court
Address 225 Montezuma Ave.
P.O. Box 2268
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2268
Phone 505-455-8160
Shannon Broderick Bulman
Division III
Court Family Court
Address 225 Montezuma Ave.
P.O. Box 2268
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2268
Phone 505-455-8165
Email sfeddiv3proposedtxt@nmcourts.gov
Snow Delays and Closures
In the event of a weather delay, the Santa Fe Courthouse will open at 10:00 a.m. If your hearing is scheduled prior to 10:00 a.m., you must appear for your hearing promptly at 10:00 a.m. If your hearing is scheduled at 10:00 a.m. or later, you must appear at the scheduled time. Kinship Guardianship and Domestic Violence hearings are presently conducted in person and other hearings by Google Meet. In the event of a delay, Judge Bulman will hear all cases scheduled for that morning in the order scheduled. If the courthouse is closed, you will be sent notice of your new hearing date and time. All delays or closures will be reported to the major news stations, KOAT, KOB and KRQE and our website will be updated.
Sylvia LaMar
Division IV
Court Family Court
Address 225 Montezuma Ave.
P.O. Box 2268
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2268
Phone 505-455-8150
Email sfeddiv4proposedtxt@nmcourts.gov
Interactive Domestic Relations Resource Guide
In-Person Hearings
Pursuant to the New Mexico Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-015 effective 7/19/2021, Bench trials, Kinship/Guardianship, Orders of Protection, Probates, Sequestered, Termination of Parental Rights, Pretrial Detention, Preliminary Examinations, Competency Evidentiary hearings, Pleas, Sentencing, Bench Trials, Probation Violation (if defendant is out of custody, facing jail time and evidentiary) hearings must be conducted in person. Trials may be conducted in person if approved by the Chief Judge.
Remote Access All other hearings are conducted by Google Meet. The court prefers counsel and parties to participate by video here. If it is not possible to participate by video, you may participate by calling 1-747-254-3940 and entering PIN: 179 671 321#
Jason Lidyard
Division V
Court Rio Arriba Civil, Adult Criminal
Address 7 Main Street
P.O. Drawer 40
Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575
225 Montezuma Ave.
P.O. Box 2268
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2268
Phone 505-455-8325 or 505-455-8290
Email sfeddiv5proposedtxt@nmcourts.gov
PDF Updated Protocol in Criminal Cases
In-Person Hearings
Pursuant to the New Mexico Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-015 effective 7/19/2021, Bench trials, Kinship/Guardianship, Orders of Protection, Probates, Sequestered, Termination of Parental Rights, Pretrial Detention, Preliminary Examinations, Competency Evidentiary hearings, Pleas, Sentencing, Bench Trials, Probation Violation (if defendant is out of custody, facing jail time and evidentiary) hearings must be conducted in person. Trials may be conducted in person if approved by the Chief Judge.
Remote Access All hearings are conducted by Google Meet. The court prefers counsel and parties to participate by video here. If it is not possible to participate by video, you may participate by calling 1-651-504-5687 and entering PIN: 492 868 159#
Bryan Biedscheid
Chief Judge
Division VI
Court Civil Court
Address 225 Montezuma Ave.
P.O. Box 2268
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2268
Phone 505-455-8215
T. Glenn Ellington
Division VII
Court Criminal Court
Address 225 Montezuma Ave.
P.O. Box 2268
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2268
Phone 505-455-8180
Email sfeddiv7proposedtxt@nmcourts.gov
In-Person Hearings
Pursuant to the New Mexico Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-015 effective 7/19/2021, Bench trials, Kinship/Guardianship, Orders of Protection, Probates, Sequestered, Termination of Parental Rights, Pretrial Detention, Preliminary Examinations, Competency Evidentiary hearings, Pleas, Sentencing, Bench Trials, Probation Violation (if defendant is out of custody, facing jail time and evidentiary) hearings must be conducted in person. Trials may be conducted in person if approved by the Chief Judge.
Remote Access For video access, please join using https://meet.google.com/kaq-neuk-zjs
For Telephone Access: 1 (316) 975-0121 | PIN: 124 177 127#
Mary L. Marlowe Sommer
Division VIII
Court Criminal, Juvenile Court
Address 225 Montezuma Ave.
P.O. Box 2268
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2268
Phone 505-455-8170
Email sfeddiv8proposedtxt@nmcourts.gov
In-Person Hearings
Pursuant to the New Mexico Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-015 effective 7/19/2021, Bench trials, Kinship/Guardianship, Orders of Protection, Probates, Sequestered, Termination of Parental Rights, Pretrial Detention, Preliminary Examinations, Competency Evidentiary hearings, Pleas, Sentencing, Bench Trials, Probation Violation (if defendant is out of custody, facing jail time and evidentiary) hearings must be conducted in person. Trials may be conducted in person if approved by the Chief Judge.
Remote Access For video access, join with https://meet.google.com/jbh-zhva-vuf
To join by phone: 1 (617) 675-4444 | PIN: 242 580 574 6691#
Matthew J. Wilson
Division IX
Court Civil Court
Address 225 Montezuma Ave.
P.O. Box 2268
Phone 505-455-8175
Email sfeddiv9proposedtxt@nmcourts.gov
Remote Access Parties and attorneys may appear by video (video appearance is preferred) or by calling and entering the pin number.
Kathleen McGarry Ellenwood
Division X
Court Civil, Abuse & Neglect, Habeas Corpus
Address 225 Montezuma Ave.
P.O. Box 2268
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2268
Phone 505-455-8156
Email sfeddiv10proposedtxt@nmcourts.gov
In-Person Hearings
Pursuant to the New Mexico Supreme Court Order No. 21-8500-015 effective July 19, 2021, 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) Civil bench trials.
Remote Access For video access, join with https://meet.google.com/wof-cofz-tuq
To join by phone: 1 (563) 503-5060 | PIN: 818 230 380#
Weather Delays and Closures
A snow delay including a delay of two or three hours, or a full closure as the case may be, will be declared by the Chief Judge of the First Judicial District and posted to the media by the court.
If the snow delay falls on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday, all matters scheduled in the delay period will be rescheduled as soon as possible.
If the delay falls on a Thursday, when abuse and neglect cases are being heard, all matters scheduled in the delay period will be heard on a trailing docket basis commencing at the conclusion of the delay period. For example, if the first matter on the docket is scheduled at 8:30 a.m., it will be heard at 10:00 a.m. or at the conclusion of a two or three hour delay period, and all matters will be heard on a trailing docket, but no earlier than their scheduled hearing time.
If the court is closed on the day you have a scheduled hearing, your hearing will be rescheduled and noticed by the court
Motion Package: Division X follows LR1-201 as it relates to Motions. The court prefers the motion package SHALL be submitted in both electronic and hard copy formats. The hard copies shall be submitted as follows: three hole punched on the left side, NOT in binders, but either rubber banded or fastened with binder clips.
** As of January 1, 2022, failure to submit a Motion Packet in paper format may result in the hearing on the motion being cancelled.