Proposed Constitutional Amendment
October 2, 2024
New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 3 is on the ballot this November. It can be found at https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/24%20Regular/final/SJR01.pdf.
Passage of the amendment would allow the Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law to appoint a designee to chair judicial nominating commissions when needed. The Dean will continue to oversee all judicial nominating commissions and will continue to chair most commissions. This change would allow the Dean to designate a faculty member, retired faculty member, associate dean, or former dean of the UNM School of Law to chair a commission in the case of the Dean’s illness or if pressing matters require the Dean’s presence at the School of Law.
