Below are tables showing authorized positions for U.S. district judges, U.S. bankruptcy judges, and U.S. magistrate judges. While district and bankruptcy judgeships are authorized by congressional statute, magistrate judgeships are authorized by the Judicial Conference of the United States. For more detail regarding the authorization of these judgeships, see the Legislative History and Succession Chart(s) pages for each district court (see menu at right), Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships, Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location), and Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year).
Authorized District Judgeships |
|
| June 20, 1910 (effective January 6, 1912) 36 Stat. 557 |
1
|
| September 14, 1922 42 Stat. 837 |
2
|
| April 29, 1929 Temporary judgeship expired |
1
|
| February 10, 1954 68 Stat. 8 |
2
|
| June 2, 1970 84 Stat. 294 |
3
|
| October 20, 1978 92 Stat. 1629 |
4
|
| December 1, 1990 104 Stat. 5089 |
5
|
| December 21, 2000 114 Stat. 2762 |
6
|
| November 2, 2002 116 Stat. 1758 |
7
|
Authorized Bankruptcy Judgeships |
|
| July 10, 1984 98 Stat. 336 |
2 |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by location) |
||
| Location | Full-Time | Part-Time |
| Alamogordo | 1 (1971–1995) | |
| Albuquerque | 1 (1971–1985) 2 (1986–1988) 3 (1989–1995) 4 (1996–2003) 5 (2004–present) |
1 (1973–1985) |
| Carlsbad | 1 (1971–1974) | |
| Clovis | 1 (1971–1981) | |
| Clovis or Portales | 1 (1982–1984) 0 (1985–2000) 1 (2001–2003) |
|
| Clovis or Portales or Roswell | 1 (1985–2000) | |
| Deming | 1 (1971–1974) | |
| Farmington | 1 (1971–1995) 0 (1996–2014) 1 (2015–present) |
|
| Gallup | 1 (1971–2014) | |
| Las Cruces | 1 (1992–1995) 2 (1996–2003) 3 (2004–2005) 4 (2006) 5 (2007–present) |
1 (1971–1991) |
| Raton | 1 (1971–1974) | |
| Roswell | 1 (1971–1984) 0 (1985–2000) 1 (2001–present) |
|
| Santa Fe | 1 (1971–1995) | |
| Tucumcari | 1 (1971–1974) | |
| Total | 1 (1971–1985) 2 (1986–1988) 3 (1989–1991) 4 (1992–1995) 6 (1996–2003) 8 (2004–2005) 9 (2006) 10 (2007–present) |
11 (1971–1972) 12 (1973–1974) 8 (1975–1984) 7 (1985) 6 (1986–1991) 5 (1992–1995) 2 (1996–2000) 3 (2001–2003) 2 (2004–present) |
Authorized Magistrate Judgeships (by fiscal year) |
||||
| Fiscal Year(s) | Full-Time | Total | Part-Time | Total |
| 1971–1972 | Albuquerque | 1 | Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Clovis, Deming, Farmington, Gallup, Las Cruces, Raton, Roswell, Santa Fe, Tucumcari | 11 |
| 1973–1974 | Albuquerque | 1 | Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Clovis, Deming, Farmington, Gallup, Las Cruces, Raton, Roswell, Santa Fe, Tucumcari | 12 |
| 1975–1981 | Albuquerque | 1 | Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Clovis, Farmington, Gallup, Las Cruces, Roswell, Santa Fe | 8 |
| 1982–1984 | Albuquerque | 1 | Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Clovis or Portales, Farmington, Gallup, Las Cruces, Roswell, Santa Fe | 8 |
| 1985 | Albuquerque | 1 | Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Clovis or Portales or Roswell, Farmington, Gallup, Las Cruces, Santa Fe | 7 |
| 1986–1988 | Albuquerque (2) | 2 | Alamogordo, Clovis or Portales or Roswell, Farmington, Gallup, Las Cruces, Santa Fe | 6 |
| 1989–1991 | Albuquerque (3) | 3 | Alamogordo, Clovis or Portales or Roswell, Farmington, Gallup, Las Cruces, Santa Fe | 6 |
| 1992–1995 | Albuquerque (3), Las Cruces | 4 | Alamogordo, Clovis or Portales or Roswell, Farmington, Gallup, Santa Fe | 5 |
| 1996–2000 | Albuquerque (4), Las Cruces (2) | 6 | Clovis or Portales or Roswell, Gallup | 2 |
| 2001–2003 | Albuquerque (4), Las Cruces (2) | 6 | Clovis or Portales, Gallup, Roswell | 3 |
| 2004–2005 | Albuquerque (5), Las Cruces (3) | 8 | Gallup, Roswell | 2 |
| 2006 | Albuquerque (5), Las Cruces (4) | 9 | Gallup, Roswell | 2 |
| 2007–2014 | Albuquerque (5), Las Cruces (5) | 10 | Gallup, Roswell | 2 |
| 2015–present | Albuquerque (5), Las Cruces (5) | 10 | Farmington, Roswell | 2 |