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About the Courts

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

**JURY INSTRUCTIONS**

If you have been called for jury duty in Cibola County, your jury summons has a sequence number that can be found at the top right corner on your jury summons. We use this number each week to determine who needs to report for jury duty.

Everyone summoned for jury duty in Cibola County with the 13th Judicial District must complete the Jury summons 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 a computer or internet access, you can use a computer with internet at the courthouse to complete your jury summons.

If you are 75 years of age or older, you have a few options listed below:

  • If you want to be excused from jury duty you can call (505) 287-8831, Ext. 3122 or come in and request to be excused. You do not need to complete the online summons if you do not want to. 
  • If you want to serve as a juror, you must complete the online summons at jurorportal.nmcourts.gov.

Update For July 17, 2026

THIS REPORTING MESSAGE IS ONLY FOR JURORS

WHOSE SERVICE TERM IS 

MAY 8, 2026 Through AUGUST 13, 2026

**IMPORTANT**

**The 15 Grand Jurors who were selected for Grand Jury Service on May 8, 2026 you WILL NEED TO APPEAR on July 24, 2026 at 9:00am for Grand Jury Service.

**Juror Sequence Number 319 through 700 and 121 through 177 you WILL NEED TO APPEAR on July 20, 2026 at 8:30am for Jury Trial Selection before the Honorable Judge Amanda Sanchez Villalobos.

**Juror Sequence Number 178 through 318 you DO NOT NEED TO APPEAR at this time.

If you need to submit a request for dates you will not be available to come in, please upload your request to the juror portal website jurorportal.nmcourts.gov or bring your request into the Court Clerk’s office. All requests must be done in writing.

When requested by the Courts to appear for Jury Trial Selection, you may bring a bottle of water that has not yet been opened. Please remember cell phones will not be allowed in the Courthouse.

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 or time. This will help avoid any unnecessary trips to the Courthouse in the event the Jury Trial has been changed or canceled.

If you signed up through the juror portal to receive text messages and or email from the court, you will receive an email and or text messages to remind you of your appearance date and time or of any changes that have been made to your appearance date or time. Please keep in mind these are a courtesy from the court, it is still the jurors responsibility to call the jury phone line or check the jury duty website to see if any changes have been made to your appearance date or time.

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

  Updated on July 10th, 2026 – Friday

(TERM: 6.1.2026 – 8.31.2026)

If you haven’t already, please complete your juror questionnaire as soon as possible here.

 

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR JURORS FOR THE CURRENT PETIT TERM FROM
JUNE 1ST, 2026 – AUGUST 31ST, 2026
PLEASE CHECK YOUR SEQUENCE NUMBER AGAINST THE INFORMATION BELOW:

 

JURY SEQUENCE # 1 – 150: No trials currently scheduled

There are no trials currently scheduled. Please continue to check the website or phone system weekly.

 

JURY SEQUENCE # 151-300: No trials currently scheduled

There are no trials currently scheduled. Please continue to check the website or phone system weekly.

 

JURY SEQUENCE # 301-500: No trials currently scheduled

There are no trials currently scheduled. Please continue to check the website or phone system weekly.

 

JURY SEQUENCE # 501 – 900: No trials currently scheduled

There are no trials currently scheduled. Please continue to check the website or phone system weekly.

 

Please note that Requests for Excusal (not including age, medical, or residency) must be submitted in writing and can be submitted through the juror portal or via email at berdjuror@nmcourts.gov.


**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 located in Exemption from Service tab along with the Qualification form, please email us the completed forms @ berdjuror@nmcourts.gov or by calling the jury clerk @ (505) 867-2376 ext. 1110 

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 sequence 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 sequence number must report for jury duty.
  • A notification for jury service will be sent electronically thru your preferred contact method, email or text, 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!

 

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 or 505-867-5202 ext 1212.

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 JULY 6, 2026 THRU SEPTEMBER 4, 2026.

Attention Jurors

As of Friday. July 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM

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

 Message:

Juror Sequence Numbers #1- #450, you do not need to report for the week of July 20, 2026 thru July 24, 2026. 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.

 

**JURY INSTRUCTIONS**

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

Everyone summoned for jury duty in the Cibola County Magistrate Court, 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.

If you are 75 years of age or older, you can be permanently excused by requesting it over the phone at (505) 285-4605 or completing your online Questionnaire.

Update For July 13, 2026

THIS REPORTING MESSAGE IS ONLY FOR JURORS

WHOSE SERVICE TERM IS 

July 10, 2026 – October 09, 2026

**IMPORTANT**

**Juror Sequence Number 1 through 120 you WILL NEED TO APPEAR at 114 McBride Rd. Suite B Grants, NM 87020 on July 31, 2026 at 8:00am for Jury Trial Selection before the Honorable Judge Jamie Goldberg. NOTE: LOCATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.**

If you need to submit a request for dates you will not be available to come in, please upload your request to the juror portal website jurorportal.nmcourts.gov or bring your request into the Court Clerk’s office. All requests must be done in writing.

When requested by the Courts to appear for Jury Trial Selection, you may bring a bottle of water that has not yet been opened. Please remember cell phones will not be allowed in the Courthouse.

Remember to call every Friday after 5:00pm to (505) 285-4605 Ext: 3212 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 or time. This will help avoid any unnecessary trips to the Courthouse in the event the Jury Trial has been changed or canceled.

If you signed up through the juror portal to receive text messages and or email from the court, you will receive an email and or text messages to remind you of your appearance date and time or of any changes that have been made to your appearance date or time. Please keep in mind these are a courtesy from the court, it is still the jurors responsibility to call the jury phone line or check the jury duty website to see if any changes have been made to your appearance date or time.

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

 

 

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