Sixth District Adult Drug Court, New Mexico

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## Contents

* 1 Jurisdiction
* 2 Selection method
* 2.1 Judicial elections in New Mexico
* 2.2 Retention election
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Jurisdiction[edit]

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1][2]

“  | New Mexico Treatment Courts, also traditionally known as Problem Solving Courts or Drug Courts, are collaborative justice programs operating under the district, magistrate and municipal courts.[3] | ”

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“  | As of March 30, 2021, 28 counties and 12 of the state's 13 judicial districts have at least one drug court program. Five counties and the 10th judicial district do not have one yet. ...

New Mexico Treatment Courts use the collaborative treatment-based Drug Court model to work with repeat offenders whose criminal activity is driven by underlying substance abuse or mental illness. As alternatives to incarceration, these programs focus on the successful rehabilitation of participants through early, continuous, and intense judicial oversight, treatment, mandatory periodic drug testing, and use of appropriate sanctions, incentives, and other community-based rehabilitation services. In New Mexico, we include the four types of drug courts (Adult, Juvenile, Family Dependency, and DWI) along with Mental Health courts under the term Treatment Courts.[3]

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## Selection method[edit]

See also: Judicial selection in the states

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the New Mexico Problem-Solving Courts are selected in partisan elections to six-year terms. They must compete in yes-no retention elections if they wish to serve subsequent terms.[4]

### Judicial elections in New Mexico[edit]

See also: New Mexico judicial elections

New Mexico is one of seven states that use partisan elections to initially select judges and then use retention elections to determine whether judges should remain on the bench. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

### Retention election[edit]

In these elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the judge in office for another term. The retention elections are held on general election day. In a retention election, a candidate must receive 57% of the vote to be retained.[5]

## See also[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ New Mexico Courts, "Department for Therapeutic Justice," accessed May 18, 2023
2. ↑ New Mexico State Legislature, "New Mexico Treatment Courts Report: FY2022," August 22, 2022
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
4. ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New Mexico," archived October 3, 2014
5. ↑ New Mexico Compilation Commission, "New Mexico Statutes, Article VI, Section 33," accessed April 25, 2014

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