Valencia County Magistrate Judge - Division 2
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,
Candidates:
Republican · Incumbent
John R. Chavez is a Valencia County magistrate judge who holds master's degrees in human resource development and strategic science and serves as associate judge of the DUI drug court. He supports alternative sentencing such as the drug court's veterans track and community service.
Sources: sos.nm.gov · co.valencia.nm.us