Section 35-2-6 - Appointment as special master, arbitrator or magistrate judge pro tempore; compensation. - New Mexico Statutes

35-2-6. Appointment as special master, arbitrator or magistrate judge pro tempore; compensation.

A.     A chief district court judge may appoint a retired magistrate judge, with the retired judge's consent, to serve as a magistrate judge pro tempore, subject to the money available to the judge pro tempore fund.   

B.     The retired magistrate judge shall be:   

(1)     compensated for his services in an amount equal to the hourly salary paid to magistrate judges; and   

(2)     reimbursed for his expenses in accordance with the provisions of the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 NMSA 1978] that apply to nonsalaried public officers.