--- title: "Andrea I. Gunderson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrea-i-gunderson-metropolitan-court-judge-bernalillo-county-metropolitan-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Andrea I. Gunderson Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court · Metropolitan Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court - State: New Mexico - Role: Metropolitan 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 - 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 ## 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://metro.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/judges) - [Official roster](https://metro.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/judges) - [New Mexico Courts official judicial roster](https://metro.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/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) - [metro.nmcourts.gov](https://metro.nmcourts.gov/2025/02/27/nm-court-of-appeals-chief-clerk-second-judicial-district-childrens-court-special-commissioner-appointed-to-the-metropolitan-court-bench/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrea-i-gunderson-metropolitan-court-judge-bernalillo-county-metropolitan-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrea-i-gunderson-metropolitan-court-judge-bernalillo-county-metropolitan-court-nm", "name": "Andrea I. Gunderson | KnowJudges", "description": "Andrea I. 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