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# John R. Secrest

New Mexico Magistrate Court, Otero County - I · Magistrate Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Mexico Magistrate Court, Otero County - I
- State: New Mexico
- Role: Magistrate Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

John R. Secrest — New Mexico Magistrate Court, Otero County - I

## Biography

### Professional career

- John R. Secrest, III is a Republican judge serving in Division I of the Otero County Magistrate Court in New Mexico, elected in 2022 and a lifelong Otero County resident
- Position: Judge, Otero County Magistrate Court, Department I (Division 1)
- Listed by the Twelfth Judicial District Court as the Division I magistrate judge for Otero County, based in Alamogordo

### Education


### Additional information

- KRWG’s October 2022 campaign coverage identifies a candidate with that name for the same magistrate division; its page metadata describes him as a lifelong Otero County resident and business owner.
- Lifelong Otero County resident, a Republican, and describes himself as a strong constitutionalist and pro‐Second Amendment

## Sources

- [twelfthdistrict.nmcourts.gov](https://twelfthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [New Mexico Rule 23-107 — media coverage](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-16ed52dd2958e6571bf2469d) — 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. [Official source](https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rule-23-107-12-20-2018.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.