--- title: "Jarod K. Hofacket | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jarod-k-hofacket-district-court-judge-sixth-judicial-district-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jarod K. Hofacket Sixth Judicial District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Sixth Judicial District Court - State: New Mexico - Role: District Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - District judge since 2016; became chief May 15, 2023 ### Education - The cited overview lists accounting and economics undergraduate study at New Mexico State University, graduating in 1999, and a Texas Tech University J.D. in 2003, with Texas bar admission in 2003 and New Mexico admission in 2006. ### Additional information - He became chief judge on May 15, 2023, succeeding Jennifer E. DeLaney. - Jarod K. Hofacket joined Division IV of New Mexico’s Sixth Judicial District Court in 2016, following appointment by Governor Susana Martinez and election that November. - Before taking the bench, he operated Hofacket Law Firm in Deming from 2006 - Corporate securities and merger/acquisition practice in Dallas. - Earlier practice included work at Winstead and Jones Day in Texas. - handling civil transactions and litigation. - His public service includes drug-court leadership, court performance measures and local business and community boards. ## 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://sixthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/district-judges) - [Official roster](https://sixthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/district-judges) - [New Mexico Courts official judicial roster](https://sixthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/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) - [nmcourts.gov](https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jarod-Hofacket-named-Chief-Judge-named-Chief-Judge-of-Sixth-Judicial-District-May-15-2023.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jarod-k-hofacket-district-court-judge-sixth-judicial-district-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jarod-k-hofacket-district-court-judge-sixth-judicial-district-court-nm", "name": "Jarod K. Hofacket | KnowJudges", "description": "Jarod K. Hofacket, Sixth Judicial District Court. 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