New Mexico § 44-2-3 - Exclusive original jurisdiction; district and supreme courts
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 44-2-3 — Exclusive original jurisdiction; district and supreme courts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-2-3. Exclusive original jurisdiction; district and supreme courts
The district court has exclusive original jurisdiction in all cases of mandamus, except
where such writ is to be directed to a district court or a judge thereof in his official
capacity, in which case the supreme court has exclusive original jurisdiction, and
in such cases the supreme court or a judge thereof shall first make a rule, returnable
in term, that such district court or judge thereof, show cause before the court why
a peremptory writ of mandamus should not issue, and upon the return day of such rule
such district court or judge may show cause against the rule by affidavit or record,
evidence, and upon the hearing thereof, the supreme court shall award a peremptory
writ, or dismiss the rule. In case of emergency, a judge of the supreme court, at the time of making the rule
to show cause, may also appoint a special term of the court for hearing the motion,
and at which the rule shall be made returnable.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-2-3 ("Exclusive original jurisdiction; district and supreme courts") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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