--- title: "Lee A. Kirksey | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lee-a-kirksey-district-court-judge-fifth-judicial-district-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Lee A. Kirksey Fifth Judicial District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Fifth 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 - Experienced New Mexico trial judge with a background in family and civil law, serving since 2014 in the 5th Judicial District Court, and is active in both her judicial role and community engagement - Pre‐judicial career: Attorney at Maddox, Holloman & Kirksey - Judge of the 5th Judicial District Court of New Mexico, serving in Division XI in Lovington, NM, which covers Lea, Chaves, and Eddy counties ### Education - The overview reports a 1996 B.B.A. from Angelo State University, a 1999 J.D. from Texas Tech University, Texas bar admission in 1999, and New Mexico admission in 2000. - Undergraduate degree — Angelo State University ### Additional information - Family and civil practice before the bench. - focusing on family and civil law - Public docket listings show Judge Kirksey presiding over multiple cases, including criminal status hearings, adjudicatory hearings, and other matters in Lovington - Before the bench she practiced family and civil law at Maddox, Holloman & Kirksey. - Lee A. Kirksey serves in Division XI of New Mexico’s Fifth Judicial District Court. - It also identifies FosterEd planning-committee service and community work supporting Special Olympics. ## 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://fifthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/district-judges) - [Official roster](https://fifthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/district-judges) - [New Mexico Courts official judicial roster](https://fifthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/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=436&year=2020) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lee-a-kirksey-district-court-judge-fifth-judicial-district-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lee-a-kirksey-district-court-judge-fifth-judicial-district-court-nm", "name": "Lee A. Kirksey | KnowJudges", "description": "Lee A. Kirksey, Fifth Judicial District Court. 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