Manuals
Where to find benchbooks, guidebooks and other manuals from the Judicial Education Center.
JEC updates manuals regularly.
Here you will find information tailored to individual groups within the judiciary. These guides will help new and established judges discover what resources are on the JEC website that are designed especially for them.
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- Appointing Special Masters and Other Judicial Adjuncts
- A Handbook for Judges and Lawyers
- Child Protection Best Practices Bulletins
- A series of publications intended to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children in the state of New Mexico's care.
- Child Welfare Handbook
- A Handbook on Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings for New Mexico Judges and Practitioners.
- DWI Benchbook
- Criminal Proceedings Involving Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs in New Mexico
- Family Law Manual
- Topics in Family Law for the New Mexico Judiciary
- Judge's Deskbook on the Basic Philosophies and Methods of Science
- Guide for judges on handling attempts to introduce scientific evidence.
- Judges Tell: What I Wish I Had Known Before I Presided in an Adult Victim Sexual Assault Case
- Key issues related to adult victims of sexual assault.
- Judicial Ethics Handbook
- Judicial Ethics for New Mexico Courts
- Juvenile Justice Handbook
- The New Mexico Juvenile Justice Handbook
- Municipal Court Manual for Judges & Staff
- A Guide for New Mexico Municipal Judges and Staff
- Probate Judges Manual
- A Guide for New Mexico Probate Judges by Judge Merri Rudd with assistance from Lori Frank. 2015 Reprint.
- Probate Judges Manual - Forms
- Sample Forms and Checklists in Word Format for Probate Court Use
- Public Access to Court Records
- Implementing the CCJ/COSCA Guidelines
- Public Health Law Handbook
- New Mexico Civil Proceedings Involving State Public Health Powers
- Sexual Assault Benchbook
- The New Mexico Sexual Assault Benchbook is intended to serve as a comprehensive resource guide for trial courts in handling sexual penetration and sexual contact crimes.
- Traffic Citations Manual
- A Legal and Procedural Guide for New Mexico Traffic Citations
- Uses of State Court Criminal Records in Immigration Proceedings
- How state court criminal records may be used in federal immigration proceedings. Written and published by the Center for Public Policy Studies.
- Workbook for Judges and Journalists
- Initiating and Maintaining a Constructive Dialogue
- Immigration Bench Cards
- A series of bench cards on federal immigration issues designed for state criminal, juvenile, and family court judges.
- Magistrate Court Criminal Procedures Manual
- Manual for New Mexico Magistrate Court judges and staff concerning criminal procedures.
- Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision
- Bench Book for Judges and Court Personnel
- Ensuring the Right to Be Heard
- Guidance for Trial Judges in Cases Involving Self-Represented Litigants
