As there may be more one source to obtaining New Mexico criminal, civil and divorce records, it is important to search multiple state courts to find the correct records.

New Mexico State Court Structure:

The New Mexico municipal court has jurisdiction over DWI/DUI, and domestic violence cases. The municipal court has jurisdiction over traffic/other violations. The New Mexico municipal court does not have any jury trials. The New Mexico probate court has jurisdiction over estates. The probate court hears uncontested cases; contested cases go to District Court. The New Mexico probate court has no jury trials. The New Mexico district court has jurisdiction over tort, contract, real property rights, and estate cases. The New Mexico district court has exclusive mental health, civil appeals, and miscellaneous civil jurisdiction. The New Mexico civil court has exclusive domestic relations jurisdiction. The civil court hears misdemeanor cases. The civil court has exclusive felony, and criminal appeals jurisdiction. The New Mexico civil court has exclusive juvenile case jurisdiction. The civil court has Jury trials. The New Mexico magistrate court has jurisdiction over tort, contract, and real property rights ($0 or $10,000). The magistrate court has jurisdiction over misdemeanor, DWI or DUI, moving traffic, and miscellaneous traffic cases. The New Mexico magistrate court has preliminary hearings and Jury trials. The New Mexico Bernalillo County metropolitan court hears tort, contract, and real property rights ($0 or $10,000) cases. It has jurisdiction over misdemeanor, DWI/DU, and traffic/other violation. The Bernalillo County metropolitan court has preliminary hearings and jury trials except in traffic. The New Mexico court of appeals has mandatory jurisdiction in civil, non capital criminal, administrative agency, and juvenile cases. The New Mexico court of appeals has discretionary jurisdiction in interlocutory decision cases. The New Mexico supreme court has mandatory jurisdiction in civil, capital criminal, administrative agency, criminal, disciplinary, original proceeding, and interlocutory decision cases. The New Mexico supreme court has discretionary jurisdiction in civil, non capital criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, and certified questions from federal court cases.