--- title: "Rebecca C. Duffin | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rebecca-c-duffin-district-court-judge-third-judicial-district-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Rebecca C. Duffin Third Judicial District Court · District Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Third 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 - Rebecca C. Duffin is a District Court Judge for New Mexico’s Third Judicial District and a Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge, elected in 2018 and re‐elected in 2022, with a background as an assistant district attorney and domestic violence prosecutor - Served as an assistant district attorney in Las Cruces from 2012 to 2018 before her magistrate-court service. - Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge — Division III, Magistrate Court - District Court Judge — Third Judicial District Court, New Mexico, assigned to Division IV, Courtroom 9 ### Education - Chapman University School of Law — J.D. (2009) - Bachelor's degree — Saint Mary's College — 2006 — English and Political Science ### Additional information - As of late September 2026, Judge Duffin has presided over multiple family matters in Dona Ana County, including divorce, separation, and paternity cases - The district appointment took effect February 17, 2024. - Elected to the Doña Ana County magistrate bench in 2018; her candidate biography records service beginning in 2019. - Served as presiding magistrate handling civil, criminal and traffic cases before appointment to the Third Judicial District Court by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. - Currently listed in Division IV. ## 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://thirddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges) - [Official roster](https://thirddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-district/judges) - [New Mexico Courts official judicial roster](https://thirddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-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) - [thirddistrict.nmcourts.gov](https://thirddistrict.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court-district/jueces/?lang=es) - [www.governor.state.nm.us](https://www.governor.state.nm.us/newsroom/release-governor-announces-judicial-appointment-of-rebecca-duffin-100000061) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/rebecca-c-duffin) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rebecca-c-duffin-district-court-judge-third-judicial-district-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rebecca-c-duffin-district-court-judge-third-judicial-district-court-nm", "name": "Rebecca C. 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