AN ACT

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH AND SAFETY; RELATING TO COURTS; INCREASING THE NUMBER OF JUDGES IN CERTAIN JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 34-6-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968, Chapter 69, Section 9, as amended) is amended to read:

"34‑6‑6. JUDGES‑‑THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT.‑‑There shall be seven district judges in the third judicial district."

Section 2. Section 34-6-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968, Chapter 69, Section 12, as amended) is amended to read:

"34-6-9. JUDGES--SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.--There shall be three district judges in the sixth judicial district. The judge of division 1 shall reside and maintain his principal office in Grant county."

Section 3. TEMPORARY PROVISION--DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS--APPOINTMENTS.--The additional district judgeships provided for in this act shall be filled by appointment by the governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 of the

constitution of New Mexico.