Announcements
PLEASE NOTE - All courts in the Fourth Judicial District, including all District and Magistrate Courts in Las Vegas, Santa Rosa and Mora, WILL REMAIN OPEN during the COVID-19 public health emergency. You will not be allowed to enter our courthouses if you (1) have a fever, cough, or shortness of breath that has developed in the past fourteen days, (2) have traveled in the past fourteen days to a high risk area as defined by the New Mexico Department of Health, or (3) have had a diagnosis, or close contact with anyone who has a diagnosis, of a COVID-19 infection.
If you are scheduled to appear in court but are at risk as described above, you must call the court at the numbers listed below.
DISTRICT COURTS
San Miguel County District Court (Las Vegas) - 505-425-7281
Guadalupe County District Court (Santa Rosa) - 575-472-3888
MAGISTRATE COURTS
San Miguel County Magistrate Court (Las Vegas) - 505-425-5204
Guadalupe County Magistrate Court (Santa Rosa) - 575-472-3237
Mora County Magistrate Court (Mora) - 575-387-2937
PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING CORONAVIRUS
Because of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Fourth Judicial District Court has issued a Notice to Attorneys Appearing in District Court and Magistrate Courts containing directives and guidance for attorneys. The Fourth Judicial District Court has also issued a temporary Policy for Children's Court cases.
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY CRIMINAL CASE POLICIES
MEMORANDUM TO BAR MEMBERS RE CRIMINAL PRACTICE IN THE FOURTH
STANDARD PROBATION CONDITIONS FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SUPERVISED PROBATION)
MEMORANDUM RE DEFENDANT'S APPEARANCE FOR HEARINGS AND SIGNATURE ON PLEADINGS
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, in order to reduce the need to come in person to courthouses, self-represented litigants may file documents by fax and by email, except for documents requiring payment of filing fees. The fax numbers and email addresses are below.
DISTRICT COURTS
San Miguel County District Court (Las Vegas) - fax: 505-454-8611;
email for self-represented parties: lvedpublic@nmcourts.gov
Guadalupe County District Court (Santa Rosa) - fax: 575-472-4451;
email for self-represented parties: srodpublic@nmcourts.gov
MAGISTRATE COURTS
San Miguel County Magistrate Court (Las Vegas)
fax: 505-425-0422
email for attorneys: lvemcriminal@nmcourts.gov
email for self-represented parties: lvempublic@nmcourts.gov
Guadalupe County Magistrate Court (Santa Rosa)
fax: 575-472-3592
email for attorneys: sromcriminal@nmcourts.gov
email for self-represented parties: srompublic@nmcourts.gov
Mora County Magistrate Court (Mora)
fax: 575-387-9081
email for attorneys: mormcriminal@nmcourts.gov
email for self-represented parties: mormpublic@nmcourts.gov