New Mexico Statutes

§ 34-7-1 — Probate court; probate judge

New Mexico § 34-7-1

JurisdictionNew Mexico

Ch. 34Court Structure and Administration

Art. 7Probate Courts

This text of New Mexico § 34-7-1 (Probate court; probate judge) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Mexico primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 34-7-1 (2026).

Text

A.There shall be a probate judge in each county of this state, and each county is a probate court district.

B.The position of probate judge is a part-time position.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Legislative History

Kearny Code, Courts and Judicial Powers, § 19; C.L. 1865, ch. 21, § 1; C.L.

Nearby Sections

15

§ 34-1-1

Court sessions to be public

§ 34-1-10

Judicial compensation commission; creation;

§ 34-1-11

Electronic services fund; created; purpose; electronic

§ 34-1-2

[Courts may preserve order and decorum; contempts.]

§ 34-1-3

[Sworn answer in contempt proceedings; evidence.]

§ 34-1-4

[Indirect criminal contempt proceedings; written publication

§ 34-1-5

[Judge eligible to hear and determine contempt

§ 34-1-6

[Clerks to record orders, make indexes, issue process and

§ 34-1-7

[Appointment of interpreters and translators.]

§ 34-1-8

[Jurisdiction of courts to enforce federal law restricted.]

§ 34-1-9

Salaries of justices, judges and magistrates

§ 34-10-1

Judicial standards commission; selection; terms

§ 34-10-2

Judicial standards commission; vacancies

§ 34-10-2.1

Judicial standards commission; duties; subpoena power

§ 34-10-3

Judicial standards commission; executive director

View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

New Mexico § 34-7-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/34/34-7-1.