State ex rel. King v. Raphaelson

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court held that a district judge elected in a partisan election to fill an unexpired term is subject to a retention election in the sixth year of the predecessor’s original term, not a new six‑year term. The Court granted the State’s petition for a writ of quo warranto, removing Judge Raphaelson from office because she failed to obtain the required 57 percent retention vote in 2014.