District of New Mexico

The District of New Mexico holds court in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Roswell, and Santa Fe, serving the entire state with seven authorized judgeships. The district consistently ranks among the top courts nationally for criminal filings per judgeship, driven by drug and firearms trafficking along the I-25 corridor and the U.S.-Mexico border at the Santa Teresa and Columbus ports of entry. New Mexico's 23 federally recognized tribal nations also generate a significant volume of tribal sovereignty and land rights cases.