Courtney B. Weaks at a glance
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- District Court Judge
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- New Mexico · State
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Courtney B. Weaks
District Court Judge · Second Judicial District Court
Courtney B. Weaks — Second Judicial District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Previously a Metropolitan Court judge (2014-2020), leading specialty, behavioral-health and early-intervention programs
- Worked as an assistant trial attorney in Bernalillo County from 2007 to 2009, prosecuting criminal cases, including DWI and vehicular homicide matters.
Education
- University of New Mexico School of Law — J.D. (2007)
- University of Kansas — With distinction and honors — B.A. (2004)
Additional information
- the elected term as ending January 1, 2031.
- Elected to the district bench in 2020 and retained November 5, 2024, with 61.5% of the vote.
- District judicial service recorded from January 24, 2020.
- Appointed January 24, 2020, to Division XV; handles criminal matters and the Veterans Specialty Court.
- Practiced criminal defense and family law privately from 2009 to 2014.
- English Literature
- Her campaign biography records leadership of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council reintegration and reentry subcommittee, supporting diversion and services for people with serious mental illness.
- Democratic Party
- Birth place: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
New Mexico Rule 23-107 — media coverage
Second Judicial District Court
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.
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