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# Courtney B. Weaks

Second Judicial District Court · District Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Second Judicial District Court
- State: New Mexico
- Role: District Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

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

## Sources

- [New Mexico Courts judge directory](https://seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/judges-directory/)
- [seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov](https://seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/judges-directory/)
- [seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov](https://seconddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/criminal-court-judges/)
- [nmjpec.org](https://nmjpec.org/en/judge-evaluation?election_id=511&year=2024)
- [guitar-octopus-s4y8.squarespace.com](https://guitar-octopus-s4y8.squarespace.com/about)
- [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Courtney_Bryn_Weaks)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [New Mexico Rule 23-107 — media coverage](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-16ed52dd2958e6571bf2469d) — 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. [Official source](https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rule-23-107-12-20-2018.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.