--- title: "Brittany Maldonado Malott | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brittany-maldonado-malott-metropolitan-court-judge-bernalillo-county-metropolitan-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Brittany Maldonado Malott 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 - 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. ## 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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brittany-maldonado-malott-metropolitan-court-judge-bernalillo-county-metropolitan-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brittany-maldonado-malott-metropolitan-court-judge-bernalillo-county-metropolitan-court-nm", "name": "Brittany Maldonado Malott | KnowJudges", "description": "Brittany Maldonado Malott, Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court. 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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.