New Mexico Court of Appeals
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The New Mexico Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court for the state of New Mexico.
[edit] Jurisdiction
The court has general appellate jurisdiction over the state district courts and certain state agencies. The only exceptions to this grant of jurisdiction are:
- criminal cases in which the death penalty or life imprisonment is sought,
- Appeals from the Public Regulation Commission, and
- Cases involving the writ of habeas corpus.
These cases are directly reviewed by the New Mexico Supreme Court.
[edit] Judges
There are ten judges on the court, each with his/her own paralegal and law clerk.
As of 2008, the judges on the court are:
- Jonathan B. Sutin (Chief Judge)
- Roderick T. Kennedy
- Celia Foy Castillo
- Cynthia A. Fry
- Ira Robinson
- Michael Vigil
- James J. Wechsler
- A. Joseph Alarid
- Lynn Pickard
- Michael D. Bustamante
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