There shall be five district judges in the twelfth judicial district.
History: 1953 Comp., § 16-3-3.12, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 52, § 2; 1974, ch. 77, § 4; 1984, ch. 111, § 6; 1993, ch. 274, § 1; 2020, ch. 40, § 8.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2020 amendment, effective May 20, 2020, created an additional judgeship in the twelfth judicial district, and removed the residency and office location requirement for the district judge of division three, and after "There shall be", deleted "four" and added "five"; and deleted "The judge of division three shall reside and maintain his principal office in Lincoln county."
Temporary provisions. — Laws 2020, ch. 40, § 10 provided that the additional district judgeships provided for in Laws 2020, ch. 40 shall be filled by appointment by the governor pursuant to Article 6, Section 36 of the constitution of New Mexico.
The 1993 amendment, effective January 1, 1994, increased the number of judges from three to four.