Candidates for Trial Court Judge
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- View profileDavid A. MurphyDistrict 2Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2030
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Elaine P. LujanDistrict 2Democratic · Current term 2023 to 2028 - View profileAnne Marie Cheroke LewisDistrict 5Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2030
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Efren Andres CortezDistrict 5Republican · Current term 2025 to 2030 - View profile
Douglas W. DeckerDistrict 11Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2030 - View profileStephen P. OchoaDistrict 12Republican · Current term 2025 to 2030
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About Trial Court Judge
About this position
- Office level
- State
- Election frequency
- Every 6 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Trial Court Judge
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be at least thirty five years old, have been in the actual practice of law for at least six years preceding that person’s assumption of office, have been a state resident for at least three years, and reside in the district for which elected or appointed.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is 0; Signature requirement is 2% of the total votes cast for all of the party's candidates within the district for governor at the last preceding primary election at which the party's candidate for governor was nominated.
- Filing period
- Until February 3, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Secretary of State's office.
- Where to file
- 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300, Santa Fe, NM 87501
- Filing phone
- 505-827-3600 ext. 2
- Step 3
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