Rule 28-301 NMRA
Rule 28-301. Judicial evaluations.
In evaluating a judge's performance, the commission may consider utilizing any of
the following:
A. an analysis of a judge's results from the completed surveys prepared by either a
private professional company experienced in social science and research or
professionals from an institution of higher education located within this state with
expertise in social science research;
B. a review of judge's workload, conformance with judicial time standards, the
number of excusals and recusals, cases pending and cases completed;
C. any findings and recommendations of the Judicial Standards Commission and
Supreme Court on extrajudicial conduct that reflected adversely on the judiciary;
D. surveys made pursuant to these rules;
E. observations;
F. interviews; and
G. any other information deemed appropriate by the commission.