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Courts

Disciplinary Board of the New Mexico Supreme Court
This board handles complaints against lawyers, and includes forms to file such complaints, as well as statutory information about how such complaints are handled.

Law Crawler
This site for legal professionals includes links to US caselaw and codes, as well as courts.

GSU College of Law's Meta-Index for US Legal Research
A one stop dashboard of search engines related to legal materials, laws and regulations

Justia Federal District Court Filings and Dockets
An independent search site for federal court filings and dockets. Although it's messy and incomplete, it's also free and, therefore, a better place to start than PACER. It also includes        custom searches of blogs and news.

New Mexico Courts: Case Look Up
A comprehensive database of court cases in New Mexico. It includes most courts, and allows you to search by name, driver's license, specific court and dates. Tip: Useful for finding upcoming hearing dates and associates.

The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission
This is the place where you can find evaluations of judges that are up for retention; in New Mexico, once elected in a partisan election, judges must subsequently receive 57 percent of voters’ approval for retention to stay on the bench.

New Mexico Judicial Standards Commission
This independent state agency investigates complaints against judges. The site includes the agency’s annual report, which reports on the volume and disposition of such complaints.

New Mexico State Bar: Find an Attorney
Allows users to track down the contact details and profiles of every registered attorney in the state.


The Virtual Chase

A highly rated Web site for legal research and legal resources.

US Courts: PACER
The official system for viewing federal court filings, dockets and rulings; the site costs per page view.

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