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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
IN THE MATTER OF: ADMINISTRATIVE MISe. NO. IO-MC-00004-14
ORDER REGARDING THE POSITION OF
CHIEF U. S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
A magistrate judge of this district shall serve and be known as the "Chief Magistrate Judge."
The term ofthe Chief United States Magistrate Judge shall be seven years. A magistrate judge may
serve less than seven years if he or she chooses to do so.
The Chief Magistrate Judge for the District of New Mexico shall be the magistrate judge who is
senior in appointment, has not attained the age of sixty-four, has served for at least one year or more as
a magistrate judge and who has not served previously as Chief Magi3trate Judge unless all of the
magistrate judges have already served in such a capacity. At the expiration of the seven-year term. the
next senior qualified magistrate judge shall serve as Chief Magistrate Judge unless that magistrate judge
has not served at least one year as a magistrate judge. Ifthe Chief Magistrate Judge is temporarily
unable to perform his or her duties, they shall be performed by the magistrate judge next in line to
succeed to the position of Chief Magistrate Judge. No magistrate judge may serve or act as Chief
Magistrate Judge for the District of New Mexico after at:tainmg the age of seventy years. No part-time
magistrate judge or recall magistrate judge shall serve as Chief Magistrate Judge.
The Chief Magistrate Judge, in addition to his/her normal duties as magistrate judge, shall:
(J) Be a liaison with the Chief Judge of the District Court;
(2) Schedule and preside over period ic meetings of the magistrate judges;
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(3) Coordinate the scheduling of the magistrate judges' criminal calendars; and
(4) Advise and make recommendations to the Chief Judge of the District Court regarding
the efficient and effective utilization of magistrate judges in the district.
All matters of policy, space, facilities and allocation of resources and personnel (other than the
magistrate judges' administrative assistants and law clerks) shall remain the responsibility of the Chief
Judge ofthe District Court and/or of the District Judges of the Di3trict Court. Matters concerning the
administration and operation of the individual magistrate judges' chambers and calendars shall remain
within the discretion of the individual magistrate judges except as otherwise directed by the district
judges.
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Bruce D. Black
United States District Judge
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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER: Regarding the Position of Chief U. S. Magistrate Judge. (jkb)
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