Oct 2, 2026 · 18 min · 10 segments
Michael Roybal has worked in the courts for more than a decade, spending time at both the Santa Fe County Magistrate Court and the First Judicial District Court. He’s served as a court clerk, court…
Clara BatesHost
that.I'll note for listeners who might not know that magistrate judges hear cases including traffic violations, drunk driving, felony preliminary hearings, and landlord disputes, but a law degree is actually not required to be a magistrate judge in New Mexico.
I bring the most experience to this race, and so I'm the only candidate in this race that has any sort of judicial experience.
And luckily for right, luckily right now, I have the ability to be involved in legal updates, law changes, court policies, court updates, local practices.
Uh, so we work very closely with our magistrate and district court judges, uh, and with attorneys and defendants and the law office of the public defender and the district attorney.
And so for me, it's not gonna be hard to stay familiarized or come up to speed.
Uh, I feel like I'm already up to speed with the law and the practices that are going on within our courts right now.
that.I'll note for listeners who might not know that magistrate judges hear cases including traffic violations, drunk driving, felony preliminary hearings, and landlord disputes, but a law degree is actually not required to be a magistrate judge in New Mexico.
I bring the most experience to this race, and so I'm the only candidate in this race that has any sort of judicial experience.
And luckily for right, luckily right now, I have the ability to be involved in legal updates, law changes, court policies, court updates, local practices.
Uh, so we work very closely with our magistrate and district court judges, uh, and with attorneys and defendants and the law office of the public defender and the district attorney.
And so for me, it's not gonna be hard to stay familiarized or come up to speed.
Uh, I feel like I'm already up to speed with the law and the practices that are going on within our courts right now.
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