N.M. Stat. § 34-8A-4.2
Appointment as special master, arbitrator or
metropolitan court judge pro tempore; compensation.
A. The chief metropolitan court judge may appoint a retired metropolitan court
judge, with the retired judge's consent, to serve as a special master, an arbitrator or a
metropolitan court judge pro tempore, subject to money available in the metropolitan
court operating budget.
B. A retired metropolitan court judge shall be compensated for his services in an
amount equal to ninety percent of the compensation provided to a district court judge
pro tempore.