Category Archives: New Mexico Supreme Court

New Mexico Supreme Court adopts reciprocity in bar admissions

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on April 3, 2014

Today the New Mexico Supreme Court announced its approval of amendments to the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, which will allow attorneys who are already admitted to practice law in other states to be admitted to the New Mexico bar … Continue reading →

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Barbara Vigil to be installed as Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on April 2, 2014

  This Friday, April 4, Justice Barbara Vigil will become the Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. Her investiture ceremony will take place at 3:00 p.m. in the Supreme Court Courtroom, at 237 Don Gaspar in Santa Fe, … Continue reading →

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“Contrary to sound principles of judicial and common sense, we are required to hear this direct appeal….”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on March 20, 2014

So said Justice Bosson today in a non-precedential decision, Town of Silver City v. Ferranti, commenting on a statute (NMSA 1978, sec. 35-15-11) which provides a municipality with a right of direct appeal to the New Mexico Supreme Court “from any … Continue reading →

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New Mexico Supreme Court issues four published decisions in February 2014

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on March 3, 2014

Below is my summary of the four published decisions the New Mexico Supreme Court issued in February 2014: 1.   Rayellen Resources, Inc. v. New Mexico Cultural Properties Review Committee (Feb. 6, 2014). The Court affirmed the decision of the New … Continue reading →

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My Top Ten Most Popular Posts in 2013

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on December 31, 2013

Here are the top ten most-read posts from the New Mexico Appellate Law Blog in 2013. Thanks again to all the readers of this blog, and I hope each of you has a Happy New Year! 1. Heroic off-duty police officer … Continue reading →

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New Mexico Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on December 19, 2013

In what will surely be regarded as the most important decision issued this year, the New Mexico Supreme Court today issued its decision in Griego v. Oliver, holding that the state constitution requires that same-sex couples be allowed to marry. … Continue reading →

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New Mexico adopts disclosure requirement for amicus curiae briefs

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on November 6, 2013

The New Mexico Supreme Court has announced a new disclosure requirement for amicus curiae briefs in the state appellate courts. Effective on December 31, all amicus curiae briefs “shall indicate whether counsel for a party authored the brief in whole … Continue reading →

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NM Supreme Court same-sex marriage arguments will be streamed on the Internet

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 22, 2013

According to Steve Terrell of Roundhouse Roundup, tomorrow the New Mexico Supreme Court will take a bold step into the 21st Century, and will stream the oral arguments on same-sex marriage live over the Internet. As far as I know, this is the first time that … Continue reading →

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Comments on changes to New Mexico’s judge excusal rule

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 4, 2013

In an earlier post, I discussed the New Mexico Supreme Court’s proposed amendments to the rule governing the peremptory excusal of judges. The Court invited comments from the bar, and the period for submitting comments closed on September 27. You can … Continue reading →

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Read the briefs in Griego v. Oliver, the same-sex marriage case in the New Mexico Supreme Court

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 24, 2013

Yesterday, September 23, was the response deadline for response briefs in Griego v. Oliver, the same-sex marriage case that the New Mexico Supreme Court will hear on October 23. According to this report in the Santa Fe New Mexican, several … Continue reading →

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