# New Mexico judicial ethics handbook — courtroom decorum

Updated October 27, 2026

2025 official Judicial Ethics Handbook, whose introduction explicitly includes probate judges. Judicial officer decorum duty only; does not establish probate hearing schedules or individual filing preferences. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders.

Published/source-supported dates retained; no claim that later amendments were exhaustively checked.

[Official source](https://courteducation.nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2025/06/NM-Ethics-Manual-2025-final-print-version.pdf) · Collected 2026-10-27

## New Mexico judicial ethics handbook — courtroom decorum

A judge shall require order and decorum in judicial proceedings before the court. NMRA 21- 208(A).

2025 official Judicial Ethics Handbook, whose introduction explicitly includes probate judges. Judicial officer decorum duty only; does not establish probate hearing schedules or individual filing preferences. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders.