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# Richard J. Moran

Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court · Metropolitan Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court
- State: New Mexico
- Role: Metropolitan Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Richard J. Moran — Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Named a Super Lawyer for criminal law in 2025 and for personal injury in 2026
- He succeeds retired Judge Maria I. Dominguez and serves in the Court’s Civil Division

### Education

- University of New Mexico — J.D. (2004)
- Political Science and Professional Writing — University of New Mexico — B.A. (2000)

### Additional information

- Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Richard J. Moran to Division VI of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court on September 30, 2026, effective October 24, 2026.
- From 2006 to 2010, he was Assistant City Attorney for the City of Albuquerque, serving as a special prosecutor in the Traffic Arraignment Program, supervising paralegals, and negotiating over 1,000 plea agreements.
- Private criminal/civil attorney and assistant city attorney.
- handling small claims and other civil cases.
- Before joining the Metropolitan Court, Moran practiced law for 16 years at Ahmad Assed & Associates in Albuquerque, specializing in criminal defense, civil, and personal injury law.
- New Mexico judge appointed to Division VI of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, presiding over civil matters including small claims, with over two decades of legal experience in criminal defense, civil litigation, and public service
- He also served on the New Mexico Supreme Court’s Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and as Treasurer for the Criminal Law Section of the New Mexico State Bar

## Sources

- [metro.nmcourts.gov](https://metro.nmcourts.gov/2026/10/01/richard-j-moran-appointed-to-the-metropolitan-court-bench/)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [New Mexico Rule 23-107 — media coverage](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-16ed52dd2958e6571bf2469d) — 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. [Official source](https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rule-23-107-12-20-2018.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.