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First (Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe)
- Pueblos
- Ohkay Owingeh
- Nambé, Pojoaque
- San Ildefonso
- Santa Clara
- Tesuque
- Tribes
- Jicarilla Apache
Second (Bernalillo)
- Pueblos
- Isleta
- Tribes
- Navajo – TóHajiilee
Third (Doña Ana)
- Pueblos
- None
- Tribes
- None
Fourth (Guadalupe, Mora, San Miguel)
- Pueblos
- None
- Tribes
- None
Fifth (Chaves, Eddy, Lea)
- Pueblos
- None
- Tribes
- None
Sixth (Grant, Hidalgo, Luna)
- Pueblos
- None
- Tribes
- Fort Sill Apache
Seventh (Catron, Sierra, Socorro, Torrance)
- Pueblos
- None
- Tribes
- Navajo – Alamo
Eighth (Colfax, Taos & Union)
- Pueblos
- Picuris
- Taos
Ninth (Curry & Roosevelt)
- Pueblos
- None
- Tribes
- None
Tenth (De Baca, Harding & Quay)
- Pueblos
- None
- Tribes
- None
Eleventh (McKinley & San Juan)
- Pueblos
- Zuni
- Tribes
- Navajo
Twelfth (Lincoln & Otero)
- Pueblos
- None
- Tribes
- Mescalero Apache
Thirteenth (Cibola, Sandoval & Valencia)
- Pueblos
- Acoma
- Cochiti
- Isleta
- Jemez
- Kewa (formerly Santo Domingo)
- Laguna
- Sandia
- San Felipe
- Santa Ana
- Zia
- Tribes
- Navajo – Ramah and TóHajiilee
Magistrate Courts
Sixty-six judges preside in 54 magistrate courts. These are courts of limited jurisdiction, and jury trials are available in criminal cases. This court will hear these types of cases: Tort, contract, landlord/tenant rights ($0-10,000); felony preliminary hearings; misdemeanor, DWI/DUI and other traffic violations.
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court
Nineteen judges preside for cases in the Albuquerque metro area. This is a court of limited jurisdiction, and jury trials are available in criminal cases. This court will hear these types of cases: tort, contract, landlord/tenant rights ($0-10,000); felony first appearances; misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, domestic violence and other traffic violations.
Municipal Courts
Eighty-two judges preside, in eighty municipal courts. These are courts of limited jurisdiction; no jury trials are available. This court will hear these types of cases: petty misdemeanors, DWI/DUI, traffic violations and other municipal ordinance violations.
Probate Court
Thirty-three judges in the thirty-three counties. These are courts of limited jurisdiction, and no jury trials are available. This court will hear these types of cases: informal probate; estate (hears uncontested cases. contested cases go to district court).