Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 24-101, the Board of Bar Commissioners is the elected governing board of the State Bar of New Mexico. Notice is hereby given for the 2022 Board of Bar Commissioners election of nine commissioners for the State Bar of New Mexico. The terms found by clicking on the button below will expire Dec. 31 and need to be filled in the upcoming election. All of the positions are three-year terms and run from Jan. 1, 2023-Dec. 31, 2025, except for one position in the Third and Sixth Judicial Districts which is a one-year term. The election opens Nov. 10 and closes at noon Nov. 30. Nomination petitions must be received by 3 p.m. on Oct. 11.

Throw on your Halloween costume and lace up your sneakers for the Great Pumpkin Chase! The State Bar of New Mexico's Well-Being Committee (WBC), in partnership with the Senior Lawyers Division (SLD) and the Young Lawyers Division (YLD), invite you and your immediate family to participate in The Great Pumpkin Chase KidsK/5k/10k put on by IRunFIt on Oct. 29 at 9 a.m. (MT) at Kit Carson Park in Albuquerque! The WBC, SLD and YLD will cover the registration fee for the first 60 people in the N.M. legal community (lawyers, judges, law students, paralegals, law clerks and their immediate family) to submit their registration form for the Great Pumpkin Chase! The deadline to submit the registration form is Oct. 21.

All interested New Mexico lawyers and law students are invited to participate in this strategic planning retreat. After 30 years, the Committee is looking at realigning our goals and activities to meet current and future needs for all women in the law. Join the Committee on Women on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9:30 am - noon MT at the Albuquerque Country Club. To learn more and to RSVP, please visit www.sbnm.org/cwlp.

The State Bar of New Mexico is committed to helping New Mexico lawyers respond optimally to the developing COVID-19 coronavirus situation. Click here for a compilation of resources from national and local health agencies and updates from the State Bar.