--- title: "Jennifer E. DeLaney | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-e-delaney-district-court-judge-sixth-judicial-district-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jennifer E. DeLaney 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 - The Chief District Court Judge for the Sixth Judicial District Court of New Mexico, serving since her 2012 election and re‐elections in 2014 and 2020 - She also practiced law as managing partner of DeLaney & Hernandez from 2002 to 2009 - As Chief District Court Judge, she leads the district’s judicial operations ### Education - a J.D. from Lewis & Clark’s Northwestern School of Law in 2002. - Her academic qualifications include a B.A. from Eckerd College in 1997 - Undergraduate degree — Eckerd College ### Additional information - Elected in 2012. - Jennifer E. DeLaney won election to Division II of New Mexico’s Sixth Judicial District Court in November 2012. - Sixth District special master before the bench. - Before election, she was employed by the district court as a special master, domestic relations hearing officer and domestic violence commissioner. - She has handled a broad range of cases, including civil, family, domestic relations, criminal, probate, and appellate matters, and has also served on the Luna County Drug Court Program. - Judge DeLaney presides over the 6th Judicial District Court, which covers Grant, Luna, and Hidalgo counties in western New Mexico. - She has also been active in Luna County Juvenile Justice services and the New Mexico Supreme Court Workload Steering Committee - The district serves Grant, Luna and Hidalgo counties, and her judicial work has covered civil, family, criminal, probate and appellate matters, among them drug-court service. - Her professional and community service includes children’s court organizations, housing and community development, juvenile justice coordination and statewide judicial workload work. ## 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) - [nmjpec.org](https://nmjpec.org/en/judge-evaluation?election_id=246&year=2014) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-e-delaney-district-court-judge-sixth-judicial-district-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-e-delaney-district-court-judge-sixth-judicial-district-court-nm", "name": "Jennifer E. DeLaney | KnowJudges", "description": "Jennifer E. DeLaney, Sixth Judicial District Court. 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