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STATE EX REL. KING v. RAPHAELSON

No. 34,985.

356 P.3d 1096 (2015)

2015-NMSC-028

STATE of New Mexico, ex rel., Gary K. KING, New Mexico Attorney General, Petitioner, v. Hon. Sheri RAPHAELSON, First Judicial District Court Judge, Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

August 20, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hector H. Balderas , Attorney General, Scott Fuqua , Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner.

The Perrin Law Firm, Doug Perrin , Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.

OPINION

{1} Under Article VI, Section 33 of the New Mexico Constitution, a district judge elected to that position in a partisan election is thereafter "subject to retention or rejection in like manner at the general election every sixth year." Section 33 does not specify when this six-year term begins, particularly...

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