CONCHA v. SANCHEZ

No. 32,080.

258 P.3d 1060 (2011)

2011-NMSC-031

Lynette CONCHA, et al., Petitioners, v. Hon. Sam B. SANCHEZ, District Court Judge, Eighth Judicial District, Respondent, and State of New Mexico, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

July 19, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacqueline Cooper , Chief Public Defender, Nancy M. Hewitt , Appellate Defender, T. David Eisenberg , Deputy Public Defender, David A. Bouchard , Deputy Public Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioners.

Gary K. King , Attorney General, David Tourek , Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent and Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

DANIELS, Chief Justice.

{1} The extraordinary contempt powers of our courts often require judges to accommodate important, but potentially conflicting, obligations. Judges must take reasonable and necessary steps to maintain the order and safety of our court processes. At the same time, they must comply with fundamental principles of our constitutional system of due process of law to ensure that the judiciary itself does not act lawlessly...

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