--- title: "Albert Greene | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/albert-greene-district-court-judge-twelfth-judicial-district-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Albert Greene Twelfth Judicial District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Twelfth Judicial District Court - State: New Mexico - Role: District Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Attorney at the Law Office of A. Richard Greene, Alamogordo, NM (since 2012) Ten years as a contract attorney for the New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender Internships with both adult and juvenile public defender offices during law school - In September 2026, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that Joseph W. Cutts joined replace Greene as Otero County Magistrate Judge, Division 2 after Greene’s resignation following a Republican primary loss in June 2026 - Albert R. Greene III is a former judge of the 12th Judicial District Court of New Mexico, serving as a Domestic Relations Hearing Officer for both Otero and Lincoln Counties ### Education - Political Science — Drew University — B.A. - Quinnipiac University — J.D. ### Additional information - Otero County magistrate since October 2023. - Public defense and civil/criminal private practice before judicial service. - Joined the bench and presided over family law and related cases in these counties ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### media electronic device coverage Scope: statewide New Mexico Rule 23-107 authorizes broadcasting, televising, photographing, and recording in state court proceedings subject to the rule's guidelines and judicial control. Evidence excerpt: The broadcasting, televising, photographing, and recording of court proceedings in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district courts, magistrate courts, and metropolitan courts of the State of New Mexico are hereby authorized in accordance with the guidelines promulgated herewith. [Rule 23-107. Broadcasting, televising, photographing and recording of court proceedings](https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rule-23-107-12-20-2018.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote proceedings conduct Scope: statewide New Mexico Judiciary remote-proceedings standards treat virtual courtrooms as formal courtroom settings and impose conduct expectations for remote participants. Evidence excerpt: The courtroom, whether a physical in-person courtroom, or a virtual courtroom, remains a formal and serious setting where judges hear matters involving real people that affect real lives. [New Mexico Judiciary Remote Proceedings and Meeting Standards](https://firstdistrict.nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/04/NEW-MEXICO-JUDICIARY-REMOTE-PROCEEDINGS-AND-MEETING-STANDARDS.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://twelfthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges) - [Official roster](https://twelfthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges) - [New Mexico Courts official judicial roster](https://twelfthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges) - [Rule 23-107. Broadcasting, televising, photographing and recording of court proceedings](https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rule-23-107-12-20-2018.pdf) - [New Mexico Judiciary Remote Proceedings and Meeting Standards](https://firstdistrict.nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/04/NEW-MEXICO-JUDICIARY-REMOTE-PROCEEDINGS-AND-MEETING-STANDARDS.pdf) - [twelfthdistrict.nmcourts.gov](https://twelfthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/albert-greene-district-court-judge-twelfth-judicial-district-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/albert-greene-district-court-judge-twelfth-judicial-district-court-nm", "name": "Albert Greene | KnowJudges", "description": "Albert Greene, Twelfth Judicial District Court. 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Media coverage exceptions and judicial control apply. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rule-23-107-12-20-2018.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.