Andrea I. Gunderson at a glance
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- Metropolitan Court Judge
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Andrea I. Gunderson
Metropolitan Court Judge · Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Andrea Inez Gunderson is a New Mexico state judge appointed in March 2025 to the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court’s Civil Division, serving Division XIX, and is running for re‐election in November 2026
- Earlier in her career, she was an Assistant District Attorney in Bernalillo County, prosecuting DWI and domestic violence cases
- She then ran her own law practice, The Law Office of Andrea I. Gunderson, for over 12 years
Education
- A native of Albuquerque, Gunderson graduated from Valley High School, then earned bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Spanish from the University of New Mexico (UNM).
- MBA — University of New Mexico
- University of New Mexico — J.D.
- UNM School of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- Appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on March 14, 2025, to replace retired Judge Linda S. Rogers.
- Private attorney then Children’s Court special commissioner.
- focusing on child welfare, criminal defense, and civil litigation.
- She has also contributed to legal education for over a decade as a faculty member at UNM School of Law, and engages in youth outreach through career fairs, debate coaching, and mock trial competitions
- She completed an MBA in Policy and Planning at the UNM Anderson School of Management
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Media Electronic Device Coverage
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.
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 ↗
Remote appearances
Statewide
New Mexico Judiciary remote-proceedings standards treat virtual courtrooms as formal courtroom settings and impose conduct expectations for remote participants.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
New Mexico Rule 23-107 — media coverage
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court
2018 dated rule; not extended to Municipal Courts. 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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
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New Mexico Courts official judicial roster
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View Rule 23-107. Broadcasting, televising, photographing and recording of court proceedings ↗New Mexico Judiciary Remote Proceedings and Meeting Standards
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View New Mexico Judiciary Remote Proceedings and Meeting Standards ↗