There shall be four magistrates in the Santa Fe magistrate district, divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 operating as a single court in Santa Fe; however, one magistrate shall ride circuit to Pojoaque on a regularly scheduled basis.
History: 1953 Comp., § 36-1-29, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 31; 1969, ch. 231, § 1; 1985, ch. 145, § 12; 2005, ch. 284, § 8.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, increased the number for magistrates from three to four and provided that division 4 shall be in Santa Fe.
Temporary provision. — Laws 2005, ch. 284, § 10 provided that the offices of magistrate in San Juan division 5, Sandoval division 3 and Santa Fe division 4 shall be filled by appointment by the governor to begin serving on July 1, 2005. The appointed magistrates shall serve until succeeded by magistrates elected at the general election in 2006. The first full term of office of the elected magistrates shall begin on January 1, 2007.