Brittany Maldonado Malott

Professional career

• Brittany Maldonado Malott has held the position of a Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Division X judge since 2019, appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
• Before judicial service she was employed by New Mexico’s Law Offices of the Public Defender from 2013 and supervised students in the University of New Mexico Criminal Law in Practice Program.
• Judge in Division X of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court in Albuquerque, New Mexico, presiding over criminal and civil cases and leading the Behavioral Health DWI Court and Behavioral Health Court

Education

Additional information

• The biography describes a 2021 initiative connecting defendants with mental health needs to community providers.
• The collected biographical information identifies University of New Mexico undergraduate and law degrees and New Mexico bar admission in 2013.
• Specialized Courts: Presiding judge for the Behavioral Health DWI Court and Behavioral Health Court, which use multidisciplinary teams including treatment providers, probation officers, and attorneys
• Her work includes the Behavioral Health Court and Behavioral Health DWI Court.