--- title: "J. Miles Hanisee | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-miles-hanisee-court-of-appeals-judge-new-mexico-court-of-appeals-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # J. Miles Hanisee New Mexico Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Judge ## Profile - Court: New Mexico Court of Appeals - State: New Mexico - Role: Court of Appeals Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Republican judge on the New Mexico Court of Appeals, serving since 2011 and currently as Chief Judge, with his term ending in 2026 - Hanisee has been a judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals since July 2011, appointed by then-Governor Susana Martinez - Running for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election for Judge of the Court of Appeals - Before joining the court, he held the role of an assistant U.S. attorney in the District of New Mexico from 1996 to 2007 and then managed his own private practice from 2007 to 2011. - Before joining the court, Hanisee spent four years in private practice and most of his legal career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in New Mexico from 1996 to 2007 ### Education - His academic qualifications include an English bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University in 1990 and a J.D. from Pepperdine University in 1993. - Pepperdine University School of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - A November 2025 court announcement recognized his completion of one thousand authored opinions in civil and criminal cases. - His chief-judge service is reported as 2019–2023. - Initially appointed for a term that expired in 2012, reappointed after Celia Castillo’s retirement, elected in 2014 for the remainder of Castillo’s term, and then elected to a full term in 2018. - J. Miles Hanisee joined the New Mexico Court of Appeals by appointment in 2011, was reappointed in December 2012 following Celia Castillo’s retirement and won election in 2014. - He also worked for three U.S. Court of Appeals judges after law school. - Hanisee has been the junior member for five years before becoming senior judge after colleagues retired - focusing on prosecuting violent crime. ## 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://coa.nmcourts.gov/about/judges) - [Official roster](https://coa.nmcourts.gov/about/judges) - [New Mexico Courts official judicial roster](https://coa.nmcourts.gov/about/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) - [coa.nmcourts.gov](https://coa.nmcourts.gov/about/judges/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-miles-hanisee-court-of-appeals-judge-new-mexico-court-of-appeals-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-miles-hanisee-court-of-appeals-judge-new-mexico-court-of-appeals-nm", "name": "J. Miles Hanisee | KnowJudges", "description": "J. Miles Hanisee, New Mexico Court of Appeals. 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