"We recognize the challenges faced by district court judges, often presiding over emotionally charged cases involving litigants and lawyers who might challenge their authority, insult their integrity, impugn their good names, and even attempt to bait them into losing control," the New Mexico Supreme Court said in its censure. "In those instances, district court judges, no matter how egregious the behavior by counsel or clients, must remain above the fray in order to carry out their official duties."
January 31, 2023 at 06:10 PM
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A New Mexico judge has stipulated to a censure for, among other misconduct, failing to recuse from a child custody matter despite her belief that one of the attorneys in the case had been the source of a newspaper article criticizing her.
According to the New Mexico Supreme Court’s Jan. 30 censure, Judge Mary W. Rosner, during proceedings in a domestic matter involving custody of a child, entered an order appointing Dr. Harold Smith to serve as the parenting coordinator in “the Soto matter.”
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