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# Maria I. Dominguez

Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court · Metropolitan Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court
- State: New Mexico
- Role: Metropolitan Court Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Position: Judge (Chief Judge of the court from 2020)
- Bruce Fox, judge of the 2nd Judicial District Court in Bernalillo County
- Before her judicial appointment, represented the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Air Board in private practice and worked as a contract hearing officer for the City of Albuquerque.

### Education

- University of New Mexico School of Law — J.D. (1995)
- in Political Science — New Mexico Highlands University — B.A. (1992)

### Additional information

- Retired in 2026; the court confirmed her retirement in its October 1 announcement of her successor.
- Served as chief judge from August 2020 until the succeeding chief term began in May 2023.
- Joined the bench in 2008 and held the role of Chief Judge from 2020
- Appointed to the Metropolitan Court in 2008 and served in Division VI.
- Began her legal career as an assistant public defender

## 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://metro.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/judges)
- [Official roster](https://metro.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/judges)
- [New Mexico Courts official judicial roster](https://metro.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/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)
- [metro.nmcourts.gov](https://metro.nmcourts.gov/2026/10/01/richard-j-moran-appointed-to-the-metropolitan-court-bench/)
- [nmjpec.org](https://nmjpec.org/en/judge-evaluation?election_id=473&year=2022)
- [metro.nmcourts.gov](https://metro.nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2026/02/Metro-Court-Phone-Directory.pdf)
- [metro.nmcourts.gov](https://metro.nmcourts.gov/news/the-honorable-joshua-j-sanchez-elected-chief-judge-of-the-metropolitan-court/)

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