§ 35-1-37 — Magistrate court; presiding magistrate

New Mexico § 35-1-37

• Jurisdiction: New Mexico
• Ch. 35: Magistrate and Municipal Courts
• Art. 1: Magistrate Court; Establishment; Districts; Election

Text

In magistrate districts where two or more divisions operate as a single court, the chief district judge shall designate the magistrate of one of the divisions as "presiding magistrate" to perform administrative duties prescribed by the supreme court.

Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 36-1-37, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 39; 1999, ch. 95, § 1;