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Los Alamos County Magistrate Judge

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

Catherine E. Taylor has been Los Alamos County magistrate judge since January 2023 and a licensed attorney since 2000 who previously worked as a prosecutor. She sits on the New Mexico Magistrate Judges Association board and the Supreme Court's Magistrate Judges Advisory Committee.

Sources: losalamosnm.gov2