--- title: "Amber Chavez Baker | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amber-chavez-baker-district-court-judge-second-judicial-district-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Amber Chavez Baker Second Judicial District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Second 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 ### Education ### Additional information - Amber L. Chavez Baker has held the position of a family court judge in Division XXII of New Mexico’s Second Judicial District Court in Bernalillo County since March 2019, appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. - Private family practice, then domestic relations hearing officer, 2015–2019. - Her prior work included domestic relations hearing officer service from 2015 and private family law practice in Albuquerque and Carlsbad. - The overview lists University of New Mexico undergraduate and law degrees and New Mexico bar admission in 2007. - Position: Judge, New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court, Division XXII (Family Court) - She is evaluated by the New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, which lists her among reviewed judges - Her court work includes divorce, custody, support, domestic violence and kinship guardianship. - Professional activities include State Bar family law and children’s sections, women’s bar association membership and past Eddy County Bar Association vice presidency. - She also served on the Albuquerque Speech and Language Hearing Center board. ## 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://seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/judges-directory) - [Official roster](https://seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/judges-directory) - [New Mexico Courts official judicial roster](https://seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/judges-directory) - [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) - [beta.cabq.gov](https://beta.cabq.gov/domestic-violence-and-sexual-assault-commission-1/meet-the-dvsac-members) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amber-chavez-baker-district-court-judge-second-judicial-district-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amber-chavez-baker-district-court-judge-second-judicial-district-court-nm", "name": "Amber Chavez Baker | KnowJudges", "description": "Amber Chavez Baker, Second 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.