--- title: "Asra I. Elliott | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/asra-i-elliott-metropolitan-court-judge-bernalillo-county-metropolitan-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Asra I. Elliott 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 - Asra I. Elliott is a Division I judge of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court in New Mexico, appointed in 2022 and re‐elected in 2024, with a background in public defense, appellate law, and district prosecution - Court staff attorney, public defender and prosecutor ### Education - Law degree — Thomas Jefferson School of Law — 2009 - Undergraduate degree — Pitzer College — 2000 ### Additional information - The youngest of three sisters; her parents migrated from Pakistan before her birth. - She enjoys equestrian sports, walking with her family, playing the ukulele, traveling in New Mexico, and volunteering - She has also been active in the New Mexico Supreme Court Uniform Jury Instructions Criminal Committee and community programs such as the Gene Franchini Mock Trial Program and Big Brothers Big Sisters ## 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) - [nmjpec.org](https://nmjpec.org/en/judge-evaluation?election_id=517&year=2024) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/asra-i-elliott-metropolitan-court-judge-bernalillo-county-metropolitan-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/asra-i-elliott-metropolitan-court-judge-bernalillo-county-metropolitan-court-nm", "name": "Asra I. Elliott | KnowJudges", "description": "Asra I. Elliott, Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court. 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