John P. Sugg at a glance
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- District Court Judge
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- New Mexico · State
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John P. Sugg
District Court Judge · Twelfth Judicial District Court
John P. Sugg — Twelfth Judicial District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Before the bench, he was district attorney from September 2016 through December 2020, following prosecution work in Albuquerque and supervisory prosecution work in Lincoln County.
Education
- A native of Albuquerque and St. Pius X graduate, he obtained a summa cum laude B.A. in political science and criminology and a magna cum laude J.D. at the University of New Mexico, joining the Order of the Coif.
Additional information
- He chairs the district’s Pro Bono Committee, serves on the state civil-procedure rules committee, and presided over its Veterans’ Treatment Court from 2021 to 2025.
- John P. Sugg serves in Division V of New Mexico’s Twelfth Judicial District Court, primarily in Lincoln County.
- The court describes a general-jurisdiction docket covering criminal, civil, family, probate, administrative, and children’s matters.
- He also founded a law firm in Ruidoso.
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
New Mexico Rule 23-107 — media coverage
Twelfth Judicial District Court
2018 dated rule; not extended to Municipal Courts. 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.
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twelfthdistrict.nmcourts.gov
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