There shall be two magistrates in Curry magistrate district, both divisions operating as a single court in Clovis.

History: 1953 Comp., § 36-1-8, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 10.

Repeals. — Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 171, repealed former 36-1-8, 1953 Comp., relating to death, resignation or removal of justice, effective January 1, 1969.

Compiler's notes. — In Chavez v. Lujan, CIV No.05-579 LH/RLP, in paragraph 4 of the Agreed Order and Judgment Approving Settlement, filed on April 1, 2008, the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico approved and adopted the Stipulation of Facts and Settlement Agreement, filed on March 10, 2008 and in paragraph 6 ordered that, beginning at the next scheduled election for magistrate judges in Curry county, the at-large system of electing the two magistrate court judges in Curry county will no longer be utilized in future elections. The two magistrate court judges shall be elected from two electoral divisions (districts); the qualified, registered electors in each of the two electoral divisions will elect one magistrate court judge. A candidate for magistrate court judge must, at the time of filing for candidacy, reside in the electoral division from which he or she seeks to be elected and, if elected, must maintain residency in the electoral division. Nothing in the order shall be deemed to affect the jurisdiction and powers of the magistrates under current law and practice. Magistrate judges elected from the electoral divisions and districts will continue to have county-wide jurisdiction as provided under current law and practice. Paragraph 8 provides that in future elections the electoral divisions for Curry county magistrate court judge shall be as follows: electoral district and division 1: Curry county voting precincts 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30 and 33; and electoral district and division 2: Curry county voting precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36 and 37.