--- title: "Jane B. Yohalem | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-b-yohalem-court-of-appeals-judge-new-mexico-court-of-appeals-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jane B. Yohalem 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 - After moving to Santa Fe in 1987, she held a position as a contract attorney and partner at Simon & Oppenheimer through 1995. ### Education - a Georgetown University LL.M. in 1976. - Her cited biographies list an English literature B.A., cum laude, from Yale University in 1972; a Columbia University J.D. with honors in 1975; - Undergraduate degree — Yale University — 1972 ### Additional information - Jane B. Yohalem joined the New Mexico Court of Appeals in 2020 following appointment by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, succeeding Linda Vanzi. - From 1976 to 1984, she worked at the Mental Health Law Project in Washington, D.C., as a staff attorney and later director of its children’s program. - Her professional work includes appellate practice specialization and participation in New Mexico appellate-rule development. ## 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/jane-b-yohalem-court-of-appeals-judge-new-mexico-court-of-appeals-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-b-yohalem-court-of-appeals-judge-new-mexico-court-of-appeals-nm", "name": "Jane B. Yohalem | KnowJudges", "description": "Jane B. Yohalem, New Mexico Court of Appeals. 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