Court Type: | district |
Court Name: | United States District Court for the District of New Mexico |
Abbreviation: | D.N.M. |
Seal: | NMDSeal3.png |
Seal Size: | 150 |
Map Image Name: | Map of USA NM.svg |
Map Image Width: | 150 |
Courthouse: | Pete V. Domenici U.S. Courthouse |
Location: | Albuquerque) (Headquarters |
Location1: | Las Cruces |
Courthouse2: | Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse |
Location2: | Santa Fe |
Location3: | Albuquerque (Secondary Court) |
Appeals To: | Tenth Circuit |
Established: | June 20, 1910 |
Judges Assigned: | 7 |
Chief: | William P. Johnson |
Us Attorney: | Alexander M.M. Uballez |
Us Marshal: | Sonya K. Chavez |
The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (in case citations, D.N.M.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of New Mexico. Court is held in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe.
Appeals from the District of New Mexico are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The United States attorney is Alexander M.M. Uballez since May 24, 2022.[1]