Section 35-14-4 - Election; term; vacancy. - New Mexico Statutes

35-14-4. Election; term; vacancy.

A.     Municipal judges shall be elected, for terms of four years, at a regular municipal election.   

B.     In municipalities with a population of thirty thousand persons or more, additional judges may be elected if the municipal governing body determines the workload of the court requires more than one judge. Municipalities with a population of less than thirty thousand persons shall have only one municipal judge.   

C.     The governing body of any municipality may fill vacancies by appointment of a municipal judge to serve until the next regular municipal election.