ADVISORY
July 19, 2021
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Judicial Compensation Commission will meet tomorrow to consider recommendations to the 2022 Legislature for a possible judicial salary increase.
TIME: 3 p.m.
DATE: Tuesday, July 20.
PLACE: Live streamed on the New Mexico Courts YouTube channel.
Click here for the July 20 meeting agenda.
The independent six-member commission is required by state law to annually recommend a judicial pay plan to the Legislative Finance Committee and the Department of Finance and Administration. New Mexico judges are among the lowest paid in the nation, according to an annual survey by the National Center for State Courts.
The commission is chaired by Sergio Pareja, dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law. Other members are Kathleen “Kay” Marr, former secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration; Deborah Seligman, Santa Fe; Patrick Ortiz, a Santa Fe attorney, and Carla Martinez, president of the State Bar of New Mexico. One commission position is vacant.
The commission’s 2020 report is available online.
