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New Mexico chief justice reports 288,000 cases resolved, expands mental‑health, pretrial and tech initiatives
Summary
Chief Justice David Thompson told listeners the judiciary resolved 288,000 civil and criminal cases in FY2025, achieved a 101% clearance rate, and described expansions in mental‑health diversion, statewide pretrial services and courtroom technology upgrades, including AI transcription.
Chief Justice David Thompson of the New Mexico Supreme Court told an audience he would review the judiciary's accomplishments and goals for 2026, saying, "288,000 civil and criminal cases were resolved in New Mexico courts in fiscal year 2025." Thompson said the courts operated efficiently and closed more cases than came in during the year, reporting combined clearance rates of 101% for district, magistrate and metropolitan courts.
Thompson emphasized several programmatic developments. He said competency diversion programs and assisted outpatient treatment programs were implemented in…
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