New Mexico Fifth Judicial District

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The New Mexico Fifth Judicial District is a state trial court jurisdiction in southeastern New Mexico that oversees criminal, civil, and family law cases for several counties, including Chaves County.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of general jurisdiction
judicial district
state trial court jurisdiction
alsoKnownAs Fifth Judicial District Court of New Mexico NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
courtLevelInHierarchy trial court of general jurisdiction
fundedBy State of New Mexico NERFINISHED
governingLaw New Mexico state law
handlesCaseType civil cases
criminal cases
family law cases
hasAdministrativeHead chief judge of the Fifth Judicial District
hasBranchType civil court
criminal court
family court
hasCourtLocationIn Chaves County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Eddy County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Lea County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
hearsAppealsFrom New Mexico magistrate courts within the district
jurisdictionOver Chaves County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Eddy County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Lea County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
levelOfCourt state district court
locatedIn southeastern New Mexico
officialLanguage English
overseenBy New Mexico Supreme Court NERFINISHED
partOf Judicial Branch of the State of New Mexico NERFINISHED
partOfSystem New Mexico District Courts NERFINISHED
state New Mexico
subjectMatterJurisdiction domestic relations matters
felony criminal matters
juvenile matters
major civil disputes
probate matters
trialLevel district court
typeOfJurisdiction geographic jurisdiction

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Chaves County, New Mexico hasJudicialDistrict New Mexico Fifth Judicial District