Magistrate Judge - Santa Fe 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:
Democratic · Incumbent
Melissa Y. Mascarenas is a sitting judge on the Santa Fe County Magistrate Court and a retired state paralegal who spent 17 years in the Environment Department legal office. She has said she wants to help homeless people and abuse victims find housing and steer addicted defendants to treatment.
Sources: santafecountynm.gov2