Section 35-1-27 - Magistrate court; San Juan district election division precincts. - New Mexico Statutes

35-1-27. Magistrate court; San Juan district election division precincts.

A.     There shall be six magistrate divisions in San Juan magistrate district, each division having its own magistrate.  Divisions 1, 4 and 6 shall operate as a single court in Aztec and divisions 2, 3 and 5 shall operate as a single court in Farmington.  

B.     Magistrate judges shall not be elected at large from the district, but shall be elected by the voters of the division for which the magistrate sits.  Magistrate judges may reside anywhere within the magistrate district and shall have district-wide jurisdiction.  The composition of the divisions for elections purposes is: 

(1)     division 1 is composed of San Juan county precincts 41, 46, 47, 60 through 67, 69 and 72; 

(2)     division 2 is composed of San Juan county precincts 1 through 4, 8 through 14, 19 and 82; 

(3)     division 3 is composed of San Juan county precincts 20, 22 through 25, 27, 28, 30, 40, 42 through 44 and 49; 

(4)     division 4 is composed of San Juan county precincts 5 through 7, 15, 16, 53, 57, 71, 79, 81 and 83 through 86;  

(5)     division 5 is composed of San Juan county precincts 18, 21, 26, 29, 31, 45, 51, 52 and 54 and 

(6)     division 6 is composed of San Juan county precincts 55, 56, 58, 59, 68, 70 and 73 through 76.