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# Angie K. Schneider

Twelfth Judicial District Court · District Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Twelfth Judicial District Court
- State: New Mexico
- Role: District Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Angie K. Schneider — Twelfth Judicial District Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Appointed a Twelfth Judicial District judge in 2013, then elected in 2014
- Judge of the 12th Judicial District Court of New Mexico, Division IV, serving in Otero and Lincoln Counties
- Additional role: has held the role of Chief Judge of the 12th Judicial District
- The district serves Otero and Lincoln counties, and Schneider has also held the role of chief judge
- She has participated in the Twelfth Judicial District and state bar associations, juvenile justice advisory work and substitute care advisory work

### Education

- University of New Mexico School of Law — J.D. (2001)
- University of New Mexico — The official evaluation identifies her as a UNM graduate without specifying the undergraduate degree or year.

### Additional information

- The official 2020 judicial evaluation records that she was retained.
- Appointed: July 2013 by former Governor Susana Martinez to replace retired Judge William H. Brogan
- Appointed to Division IV of New Mexico’s Twelfth Judicial District Court in July 2013 by Governor Susana Martinez following William H. Brogan’s retirement.
- She was admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 2001
- The overview lists University of New Mexico undergraduate and law degrees and New Mexico bar admission in 2001.
- Before joining the bench, Schneider practiced law in her own firm, Law Offices of Angie K. Schneider.
- Judge Schneider’s career reflects a blend of judicial service, community engagement, and legal practice, with a focus on juvenile justice, family law, and public service initiatives in New Mexico
- Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
- Before taking the bench she operated the Law Offices of Angie K. Schneider.
- Community activities include Help End Abuse for Life, Rotary, assisted outpatient treatment initiatives and the High Mountain Youth Project.

## Sources

- [twelfthdistrict.nmcourts.gov](https://twelfthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/)
- [nmjpec.org](https://nmjpec.org/en/judge-evaluation?election_id=463&year=2020)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [New Mexico Rule 23-107 — media coverage](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-16ed52dd2958e6571bf2469d) — 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](https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rule-23-107-12-20-2018.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.