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Supreme Court

The Supreme Court consists of five Justices and is located in Santa Fe. This is the court of last resort and has superintending control over all inferior courts and attorneys licensed in the state.

This court has mandatory appellate jurisdiction over: criminal matters in which the sentence imposed is life in prison or the death penalty, appeals from the Public Regulation Commission, appeals from the granting of writs of habeas corpus, appeals in actions challenging nominations, and removal of public officials.

Discretionary jurisdiction: denials of petitions for writ of habeas corpus, petitions for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals, other extraordinary writ matters, and certified questions either from the Court of Appeals or federal courts.

Court of Appeals

Ten judges preside, sitting in panels of three. The Court of Appeals has offices in Santa Fe and Albuquerque.

This court has mandatory jurisdiction in: civil, non-capital criminal, juvenile cases; Discretionary jurisdiction in interlocutory decision cases and administrative agency appeals.

District Court

One-hundred-two judges preside. There are thirteen different districts. These are District Courts of general jurisdiction which hold jury trials.

This court will hear these types of cases: Tort, contract, real property rights, and estate. Exclusive domestic relations, mental health, appeals for administrative agencies and lower courts, miscellaneous civil jurisdiction; Misdemeanor. Exclusive criminal appeals jurisdiction; Exclusive juvenile jurisdiction.

Magistrate Court

Sixty-seven judges preside. There are 46 magistrate courts. These are courts of limited jurisdiction. Jury trials.

This court will hear these types of cases: Tort, contract, landlord/tenant rights ($0-10,000); Felony preliminary hearings; Misdemeanor, DWI/DUI and other traffic violations.

Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court

Nineteen judges preside. Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court is of limited jurisdiction. Jury trials.

This court will hear these types of cases: Tort, contract, landlord/tenant rights ($0-10,000); Felony first appearances; Misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, Domestic Violence and other traffic violations.

Municipal Court

Eighty-three judges preside. There are eighty-one municipal courts. These are courts of limited jurisdiction. No jury trials.

This court will hear these types of cases: Petty misdemeanors, DWI/DUI, traffic violations and other municipal ordinance violations.

Probate Court

Thirty-three judges. There are thirty-three counties. These are courts of limited jurisdiction. No jury trials.

This court will hear these types of cases: Informal probate; Estate (Hears uncontested cases. Contested cases go to district court).

Thirteenth Judicial District / Jury Duty / About Jury Duty

About Jury Duty

Everyone summoned for jury duty in the 13th Judicial District, Cibola County, must complete the Jury Qualification & Questionnaire online at jurorportal.nmcourts.gov even if you are requesting to be excused, with the exception of those 75 years of age or older. If you do not have access to a computer and/or internet, we provide a computer with internet at the Courthouse you can use.

You can receive email and/or text messages from the court (if you signed up through your juror questionnaire) to remind you of your appearance date and time. Please keep in mind these are a courtesy from the court it is still the juror’s responsibility to call the jury phone line or check the jury website for updates on appearance dates and times.

If you are 75 years of age or older, you can be permanently excused by requesting it over the phone at (505) 287-8831 Ext: 3110 or completing your online Questionnaire.

All jurors summoned in Cibola County have a sequence number on their summons. This sequence number is used every week to determine if you are called for jury duty.

Update For 03/14/2025

THIS IS ONLY FOR JURORS WHOSE SERVICE TERM IS

02/14/2025 Through 05/08/2025

If you have any questions please call Toinette Garcia, Jury Clerk at 505-287-8831 ext. 3110

***The 15 Grand Jurors who were selected on February 14, 2025 you WILL NEED TO APPEAR on March 28, 2025 @ 9:00am for Grand Jury Service.

*Juror Sequence Numbers 423 through 600 and 121 through 172 you WILL NEED to APPEAR on March 17, 2025 @ 8:00 am for Jury Trial Selection before the Honorable Amanda Sanchez Villalobos.

*Juror Sequence Numbers 173 through 422 you DO NOT NEED TO APPEAR at this time.

**REMEMBER** to call every Friday after 5:00pm to (505) 287-8831 Ext: 1 or check the Jury Duty website for any upcoming Jury Trials. The night before your Juror Sequence Number is required to appear, call the Jury phone line or check the Jury Duty website to find out if any changes have been made to your appearance date/time. This will help avoid any unnecessary trips to the Courthouse in the event the Jury Trial has been changed or canceled.

If you need to request dates that you will not be available to come in, please upload your request to the juror portal website at jurorportal.nmcourts.gov or you can email us at gradjury@nmcourts.gov. All requests must be done in writing.

When requested to appear for Jury Trial Selection, you may bring a bottle of water that has not yet been opened. You will be asked to take all other personal items back to your vehicle.

**Please note we follow the Cibola County Schools when it comes to weather closures or delays. Please check your local news stations.

Updated on March 7, 2025 – Friday

PETIT JURY

(TERM: 3.3.2025 – 5.30.2025)

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR NEW JURORS FOR THE UPCOMING TERM FOR “PETIT” JURY STARTING MARCH 3, 2025 – MAY 30, 2025:

*Please use the Jury Portal to complete your Juror Questionaire and Qualification Forms prior to March 3, 2025. 

*Once all forms have been completed you will be in “On Call” Status and will receive notice from the court if/when you are required to report.

**If the website isn’t working please call our code-phone (505) 867-2376 ext 4 , the courts will also send you a text and/or an email to remind you. 

  

Thank you! 

Jury Management Div. 

 

All persons summoned for jury duty in the 13th Judicial District, Sandoval County, must complete the Juror Qualification and Questionnaire form, available on the Juror Portal.

If you are 75 years of age or older you can be permanently excused from jury duty by completing an Affidavit of Age available in Exemption from Service, email us @ berdjuror@nmcourts.gov or by calling the jury clerk @ (505) 867-2376 ext. 1148 

All jurors summoned in Sandoval County have a sequence number on their summons. This sequence number is used every week to determine if your jury panel has been called for jury duty. There are several  options to determine when you must report for jury selection:

  • You can use this website to access the Sandoval County Jury Duty/ Panel Update every Friday after 5:30 p.m. to determine when your panel number must report for jury duty.
  • You can also call the jury duty Code-a-Phone at 505-867-2376 extension 4 every Friday after 5:30 p.m. to determine when your panel number must report for jury duty.
  • A notification for jury service will be sent electronically thru email or text notification that we received from you when you signed up on the juror portal. 

REMEMBER, do a final check of your jury duty status the night before, or the morning of, the day you are asked to report for jury duty. Occasionally, a trial may be cancelled and your attendance as a potential juror is not required that day. You can check either on the website or by telephone as listed above. Directions to the court house call (505) 867-2376 ext. 2 

If you need to report dates that you will not be available, please email us at: berdjuror@nmcourts.gov

Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind you: No cell phones, food, beverages, lighters, matches or weapons allowed in the courthouse.

Welcome all new Jurors!

New Term for Petit Jury is from July 29, 2024 to November 29, 2024.

NO JURY TRIALS SCHEDULED

All persons summoned for jury duty in the 13th Judicial District, Sandoval County, must complete the Juror Qualification and Questionnaire form, available on the Juror Portal.

If you are 75 years of age or older you can be permanently excused from jury duty by completing an Affidavit of Age available in Exemption from Service, email us @ bermadmin@nmcourts.gov or by calling the jury clerk at (505) 867-5202 ext 1206.

All jurors summoned in Sandoval County have a sequence number on their summons. This sequence number is used to determine if your jury panel has been called for jury duty. There are several  options to determine when you must report for jury selection:

  • A notification for jury service will be sent electronically thru email or text notification that we received from you when you signed up on the juror portal.
  • This web page will be updated a week before the trial is scheduled. 

REMEMBER, do a final check of your jury duty status the night before, or the morning of, the day you are asked to report for jury duty. Occasionally, a trial may be cancelled and your attendance as a potential juror is not required that day.

If you need to report dates that you will not be available please upload your request to the juror portal website at Juror Portal, or you can email us at bermadmin@nmcourts.gov.

Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind you: No cell phones, food, beverages, lighters, matches or weapons allowed in the courthouse.

Everyone summoned for jury duty in the 13th Judicial District, Valencia County, must complete the Jury Qualification & Questionnaire online at https://jurorportal.nmcourts.gov/ by the date listed, even if you are requesting to be excused. If you do not have internet access, you must call our office 505-865-2400 ext. 1 by the date listed and request the forms be mailed to you.

If you are 75 years of age or older, you can be permanently excused from Jury Duty by completing an Affidavit of Age available in Exemption from Service.

All jurors summoned in Valencia County have a sequence number on their summons. This sequence number is used every week to determine if you are called for jury duty.

THIS MESSAGE IS ONLY FOR JURORS THAT ARE SERVING FROM FEBRUARY 17, 2025 THRU APRIL 18, 2025.

Attention Jurors

As of Friday, March 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Thank you for checking the Jury Message Phone or the Website as instructed.

Juror Sequence Numbers #1 thru #450, You do not need to report for the week of March 17, 2025 thru March 21, 2025. Thank you

 

**REMEMBER** to call every Friday after 5:00pm to (505) 865-2400 Ext: 4 or check this Jury Duty website for any upcoming Jury Trials.

 

If you need to report dates that you will not be available, you can email us at lludjuror@nmcourts.gov .All requests must be done in writing.

No one is exempt from jury service because of his or her job, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, economic status or lack of English proficiency.

**Please note we follow the Valencia County Schools when it comes to weather closures or delays. Please check your local news stations.

 

Cibola County Magistrate Court does NOT have any Jury Trials scheduled at this time.

 

 

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