--- title: "Felix Peña | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/felix-pena-district-court-judge-eighth-judicial-district-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Felix Peña New Mexico Magistrate Court, Colfax County - II · Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: New Mexico Magistrate Court, Colfax County - II - State: New Mexico - Role: Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Felix Peña is the incumbent Judge for Division 2 of the Colfax County Magistrate Court in New Mexico, serving since 2010 and re‐elected in 2014, 2018, and 2022 - Serves as the Colfax County magistrate judge in Springer - Position: Judge, Colfax County Magistrate Court, Department II (Division 2) - Identified as the Division II judge of the Colfax County Magistrate Court in New Mexico ### Education ### Additional information - The Secretary of State listed him for Colfax Magistrate Division II in the 2022 general election. - The cited election sources place his first election in 2010 and subsequent re-election in 2014, 2018 and 2022. - Available results establish a judicial-service history but do not provide education, a law degree or employment before the bench. - ’s overview also reports board service with the New Mexico Magistrate Judges Association. - His work covers pretrial hearings, status conferences, and other procedural matters in the court’s docket - According to, Peña’s career includes judicial service in the Colfax County Magistrate Court and active participation in the state’s magistrate judges’ association. ## 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://eighthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges) - [Official roster](https://eighthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges) - [New Mexico Courts official judicial roster](https://eighthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/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) - [eighthdistrict.nmcourts.gov](https://eighthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/) - [candidateportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us](https://candidateportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us/CandidateList.aspx?cty=99&eid=2838) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/felix-pena-district-court-judge-eighth-judicial-district-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/felix-pena-district-court-judge-eighth-judicial-district-court-nm", "name": "Felix Peña | KnowJudges", "description": "Felix Peña, New Mexico Magistrate Court, Colfax County - II. 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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.