--- title: "Michael A. Aragon | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-a-aragon-district-court-judge-fourth-judicial-district-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Michael A. Aragon Fourth Judicial District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Fourth 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 - Michelle Lujan Grisham on May 27, 2021, filling the vacancy created when Judge Gerald Baca was elevated to the Court of Appeals - Operated a general-practice law office in Las Vegas for approximately twenty years - The governor’s release identifies Aragon as a Mora County resident who had owned a general law practice in Las Vegas for twenty years, with a focus on criminal defense and representing public entities ### Education - Bachelor’s degree from New Mexico Highlands University and his J.D. from the University of New Mexico - University of New Mexico School of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham selected him for the Fourth Judicial District vacancy left by Gerald Baca in May 2021. - Bench service began June 11, 2021. - Michael Abel Aragon was appointed to New Mexico’s Fourth Judicial District Court in 2021, filling the vacancy created by Gerald Edward Baca’s appointment to the Court of Appeals. - He graduated from New Mexico Highlands University, earned his law degree at the University of New Mexico, and entered the New Mexico bar in 1999. - Admitted to the New Mexico bar in 1999. - focusing on criminal defense and representation of public entities. - The district serves Guadalupe, Mora, and San Miguel counties. ## 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://fourthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/jury-duty/judges) - [Official roster](https://fourthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/jury-duty/judges) - [New Mexico Courts official judicial roster](https://fourthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/jury-duty/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) - [fourthdistrict.nmcourts.gov](https://fourthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges/) - [www.governor.state.nm.us](https://www.governor.state.nm.us/2021/05/27/gov-lujan-grisham-fills-district-court-vacancy/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-a-aragon-district-court-judge-fourth-judicial-district-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-a-aragon-district-court-judge-fourth-judicial-district-court-nm", "name": "Michael A. Aragon | KnowJudges", "description": "Michael A. 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