Professionalism Tip

With respect to parties, lawyers, jurors and witnesses: I will be punctual in convening all hearings, meetings and conferences.

Eighth Judicial District Court Judicial Nominating Commission Announcement of Candidates

The Eighth Judicial District Court Judicial Nominating Commission convened on July 18 at the Eighth Judicial District Court located at 105 Albright St., Taos, N.M. to interview applicants for the position in the Eighth Judicial District Court in Raton, N.M. due to the retirement of the Honorable Judge Melissa Kennelly, effective June 30. The Commission recommends Ben Andrew Mondragon, Elizabeth A. Musselman and Steven Anthony Romero to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for the position in the Eighth Judicial District Court.

Thirteenth Judicial District Court Notice of Mass Reassignment of Cases

Thirteenth Judicial District Court Chief Judge James A. Noel provides notice of the following case reassignments. All PQ cases in Valencia County (D-1314) currently assigned to Judge Allen R. Smith, which are in Adjudicated Case- Report Review Status shall be reassigned to Judge George P. Eichwald. This reassignment of cases is effective July 10. Pursuant to 1.088.1, parties who have not yet exercised a peremptory excusal will have 10 days from Aug. 9.

United States District Court, District of New Mexico Notice Concerning Reappointment of Incumbent

United States Magistrate Judge

The current term of office of Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge Gregory J. Fouratt is due to expire on Feb. 28, 2024. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of the magistrate judge to a new eight-year term. The duties of a magistrate judge in this court include the following: (1) presiding over most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases, (2) trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases, (3) presiding over various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from a district judge, (4) taking of felony pleas and (5) trial and disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants. Comments from members of the bar and the public are invited as to whether the incumbent magistrate judge should be recommended by the panel for reappointment by the court. Comments may be submitted by email to MJMSP@nmcourt.uscourts.gov. Questions or issues may be directed to Monique Apodaca, 575-528-1439. Comments must be received by Aug. 17.

state Bar News Employee Assistance Program

Q3 Free Webinars

The Solutions Group will be running three free webinars in the third quarter of 2023. Visit www.solutionsbiz.com to view the following upcoming webinars.

• Winning Practices for Boosting Children's Confidence (Sept. 13)

Equity in Justice Program Have Questions?

Do you have specific questions about equity and inclusion in your workplace or in general? Send in questions to Equity in Justice Program Manager Dr. Amanda Parker. Each month, Dr. Parker will choose one or two questions to answer for the Bar Bulletin. Go to www. sbnm.org/eij, click on the Ask Amanda link and submit your question. No question is too big or too small.

New Mexico Lawyer Assistance Program Monday Night Attorney Support Group

The Monday Night Attorney Support Group meets at 5:30 p.m. (MT) on Mondays by Zoom. This group will be meeting every Monday night via Zoom. The intention of this support group is the sharing of anything you are feeling, trying to manage or struggling with. It is intended www.sbnm.org as a way to connect with colleagues, to know you are not in this alone and feel a sense of belonging. We laugh, we cry, we BE together. Email Pam Moore at pam. moore@sbnm.org or Briggs Cheney at bcheney@dsc-law.com for the Zoom link.

NM LAP Committee Meetings

The NM LAP Committee will meet at 4 p.m. (MT) on Oct. 5 and Jan. 11, 2024. The NM LAP Committee was originally developed to assist lawyers who experienced addiction and substance abuse problems that interfered with their personal lives or their ability to serve professionally in the legal field. The NM LAP Committee has expanded their scope to include issues of depression, anxiety, and other mental and emotional disorders for members of the legal community. This committee continues to be of service to the New Mexico Lawyer Assistance Program and is a network of more than 30 New Mexico judges, attorneys and law students.

uNM sChool of law Law Library Hours

The Law Library is happy to assist attorneys via chat, email, or in person by appointment from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (MT) Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (MT) on Fridays. Though the Library no longer has community computers for visitors to use, if you bring your own device when you visit, you will be able to access many of our online resources. For more information, please see lawlibrary. unm.edu.

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Equal Access to Justice

Newly Released Annual Report

View Equal Access to Justice's 2022-23 Annual Report online at www.eaj-nm.org. See the impact made possible by the many attorneys, solo practitioners, law firms and community members who continue to invest in our community through their generous support of civil legal services. For 35 years, Equal Access to Justice has been helping break down barriers to justice, by providing unrestricted, noncompetitive grants to New Mexico Legal Aid, the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty and DNA People's Legal Services.

Fastcase is a free member service that includes cases, statutes, regulations, court rules and constitutions. This service is available through www.sbnm.org. Fastcase also offers free live training webinars. Visit www.fastcase.com/webinars to view current offerings. Reference attorneys will provide assistance from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday.

Customer service can be reached at 866-773-2782 or support@fastcase. com. For more information, contact Christopher Lopez, clopez@sbnm.org or 505-797-6018.