--- title: "Bryan T. Fox | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bryan-t-fox-district-court-judge-second-judicial-district-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Bryan T. Fox Second Judicial District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Second Judicial District Court - State: New Mexico - Role: District 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 ### Education ### Additional information - Fox completed studies at the University of New Mexico School of Law and has been a member of the New Mexico Bar since 1996. - Bryan Fox was appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham in December 2024 to fill the vacancy left by Judge Gerard J. Lavelle. - Appointed to Division XI of New Mexico’s Second Judicial District Court family division in December 2024. - He officially assumed office on December 19, 2024 and serves in the Family Division of the Second Judicial District Court, which is the largest trial court in New Mexico, located in Bernalillo County. - Before his appointment, Fox had nearly 30 years of experience in family law, including divorce, custody, adoption, and domestic relations cases. - As a Family Division judge, Fox presides over sensitive legal matters such as child welfare, divorce, custody, and domestic violence cases. - Before judicial service he was president of Wolf & Fox, with family, business, employment and civil litigation practice. - President of Wolf & Fox, P.C., where he also led the Employment, Labor, and Benefits Practice Group and created the Employment Law Institute to assist business leaders with compliance and employee relations. - He has developed programs for mediation and settlement facilitation to reduce litigation costs and stress for families and businesses. - He led an employment, labor and benefits practice group and developed employment compliance and mediation programs. - The governor announced the appointment December 19 and the court’s notice records his swearing-in December 26. - He succeeded Gerard J. Lavelle. - His work included special master and settlement facilitator appointments in domestic relations cases and volunteering with the Peter Johnstone Settlement Day program. ## 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://seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/judges-directory) - [Official roster](https://seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/judges-directory) - [New Mexico Courts official judicial roster](https://seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/judges-directory) - [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/bryan-t-fox-district-court-judge-second-judicial-district-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bryan-t-fox-district-court-judge-second-judicial-district-court-nm", "name": "Bryan T. Fox | KnowJudges", "description": "Bryan T. Fox, Second Judicial District Court. 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