Lucy Solimon at a glance
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- District Court Judge
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- New Mexico · State
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Lucy Solimon
District Court Judge · Second Judicial District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Before her judicial appointment, Solimon held the role of Enforcement Bureau Chief and Special Assistant Attorney General for the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration since 2018.
- Judge of Division XXIX of the Second Judicial District Court of New Mexico, serving Bernalillo County
Education
- University of New Mexico School of Law — J.D. (2007)
Additional information
- Appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on July 2, 2020 to fill a vacancy created by the Legislature.
- Workers compensation enforcement chief and special assistant U.S. attorney.
- Earlier in her career, she was Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for Laguna Pueblo, Assistant Public Defender, and practiced law privately, including running her own firm
- Judge Solimon presides over criminal matters in the Criminal Court of the Second Judicial District, including felony cases, appeals, and other designated cases.
- Born in Lebanon to Armenian parents, Solimon immigrated to the U.S. at age six and became the first in her family to attend college.
- She is a member of the Armenian Bar Association
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Media Electronic Device Coverage
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.
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 ↗
Remote appearances
Statewide
New Mexico Judiciary remote-proceedings standards treat virtual courtrooms as formal courtroom settings and impose conduct expectations for remote participants.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
New Mexico Rule 23-107 — media coverage
Second 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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New Mexico Courts official judicial roster
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View Rule 23-107. Broadcasting, televising, photographing and recording of court proceedings ↗New Mexico Judiciary Remote Proceedings and Meeting Standards
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View New Mexico Judiciary Remote Proceedings and Meeting Standards ↗www.governor.state.nm.us
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