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AN ACT

RELATING TO COURTS; CREATING ADDITIONAL JUDGESHIPS IN THE

THIRD, FIFTH, NINTH, ELEVENTH AND THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICTS AND IN THE BERNALILLO COUNTY METROPOLITAN COURT;

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS.

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 eight district judges in the third judicial district."

Section 2. Section 34-6-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968,

Chapter 69, Section 11, as amended by Laws 1994, Chapter 65,

Section 1 and also by Laws 1994, Chapter 77, Section 1) is

amended to read:

"34-6-8. JUDGES--FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.--There shall

be ten district judges in the fifth judicial district."

Section 3. Section 34-6-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968,

Chapter 69, Section 15, as amended) is amended to read:

"34-6-12. JUDGES--NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.--There shall

be five district judges in the ninth judicial district. The

judge of division three shall reside in Curry or Roosevelt

county and maintain a principal office in Roosevelt county.

As used in this section, "maintain a principal office" means

holding court or being available to hold court no less than

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one hundred forty days during each calendar year."

Section 4. Section 34-6-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968,

Chapter 69, Section 17, as amended) is amended to read:

"34-6-14. JUDGES--ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.--There

shall be eight district judges in the eleventh judicial

district. The judges of divisions one, three, four, six and

eight shall reside and maintain their principal offices in San

Juan county. The judges of divisions two, five and seven

shall reside and maintain their principal offices in McKinley

county."

Section 5. Section 34-6-16 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1971,

Chapter 52, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:

"34-6-16. JUDGES--THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.--There

shall be seven district judges in the thirteenth judicial

district. The judges of divisions one, three and six shall

reside and maintain their principal offices in Valencia

county. The judges of divisions two, five and seven shall

reside and maintain their principal offices in Sandoval

county. The judge of division four shall reside and maintain

the judge's principal offices in Cibola county."

Section 6. Section 34-8A-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1979,

Chapter 346, Section 8, as amended) is amended to read:

"34-8A-8. METROPOLITAN COURT--BERNALILLO DISTRICT.--

A. The name of the metropolitan court in the

Bernalillo metropolitan district shall be the "Bernalillo

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county metropolitan court".

B. The metropolitan court is an agency of the

judicial department of state government. Personnel of the

metropolitan court are subject to all laws and regulations

applicable to state officers and agencies and state officers

and employees, except where otherwise specifically provided by

law.

C. There shall be nineteen judges of the

Bernalillo county metropolitan court."

Section 7. TEMPORARY PROVISION--DISTRICT AND

METROPOLITAN JUDGES--APPOINTMENTS.--The additional district

and metropolitan 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.

Section 8. APPROPRIATIONS.--

A. The following amounts are appropriated from the

general fund to the following agencies for expenditure in

fiscal year 2007 for the following purposes:

(1) three hundred thirteen thousand five

hundred sixty-six dollars ($313,566) to the third judicial

district for salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for one additional district judge and support staff;

(2) six hundred twenty-seven thousand one

hundred thirty-two dollars ($627,132) to the fifth judicial

district for salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

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equipment for two additional district judges and support

staff;

(3) three hundred thirteen thousand five

hundred sixty-six dollars ($313,566) to the ninth judicial

district for salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for one additional district judge and support staff;

(4) three hundred thirteen thousand five

hundred sixty-six dollars ($313,566) to the eleventh judicial

district for salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for one additional district judge and support staff;

(5) three hundred thirteen thousand five

hundred sixty-six dollars ($313,566) to the thirteenth

judicial district for salaries and benefits and furniture,

supplies and equipment for one additional district judge and

support staff; and

(6) two hundred ninety-one thousand eighty

dollars ($291,080) to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court

for salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for one additional judge and support staff.

B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance

remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the

general fund.

Section 9. APPROPRIATIONS.--

A. The following amounts are appropriated from the

general fund to the following entities for expenditure in

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fiscal year 2007 for the following purposes:

(1) one hundred twenty-three thousand

dollars ($123,000) to the third judicial district attorney to

provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for additional staff due to an increased district

court workload;

(2) one hundred twelve thousand five hundred

dollars ($112,500) to the public defender department to

provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for additional staff due to an increased workload in

the third judicial district and for contractual services in

that district;

(3) two hundred seventy-eight thousand

dollars ($278,000) to the fifth judicial district attorney to

provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for additional staff due to an increased district

court workload;

(4) two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars

($225,000) to the public defender department to provide

salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and equipment

for additional staff due to an increased workload in the fifth

judicial district and for contractual services in that

district;

(5) one hundred twenty-three thousand

dollars ($123,000) to the ninth judicial district attorney to

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provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for additional staff due to an increased district

court workload;

(6) one hundred twelve thousand five hundred

dollars ($112,500) to the public defender department to

provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for additional staff due to an increased workload in

the ninth judicial district and for contractual services in

that district;

(7) one hundred thirty-nine thousand dollars

($139,000) to the eleventh judicial district attorney to

provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for additional staff due to an increased district

court workload;

(8) one hundred twelve thousand five hundred

dollars ($112,500) to the public defender department to

provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for additional staff due to an increased workload in

the eleventh judicial district and for contractual services in

that district;

(9) eighty-one thousand one hundred dollars

($81,100) to the thirteenth judicial district attorney to

provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for additional staff due to an increased district

court workload;

(10) seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000)

to the public defender department for contractual services due

to an increased workload in the thirteenth judicial district;

(11) one hundred twenty-three thousand

dollars ($123,000) to the second judicial district attorney to

provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for additional staff due to an increased workload in

the Bernalillo county metropolitan court; and

(12) one hundred twelve thousand five

hundred dollars ($112,500) to the public defender department

to provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and

equipment for additional staff due to an increased workload in

the Bernalillo county metropolitan court and for contractual

services to address the increased workload in that court.

B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance

remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the

general fund.

Section 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the

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