--- title: "Shonnetta R. Estrada | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shonnetta-r-estrada-metropolitan-court-judge-bernalillo-county-metropolitan-court-nm" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Shonnetta R. Estrada Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court · Metropolitan Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court - State: New Mexico - Role: Metropolitan 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 - Shonnetta R. Estrada is a judge of Division XI of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court in New Mexico, appointed in 2022 and re‐elected in 2024, with a background in public prosecution and legal advocacy ### Education - Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Flamenco Dance — University of New Mexico — 2012 - University of New Mexico School of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - In January 2025, she renewed her oath of office alongside other retained judges - Estrada won the 2024 general election for Division XI judge with 192,480 votes. - Appointed to Division XI of the Metropolitan Court effective November 14, 2022. - Currently remains assigned to Division XI. - Before taking the bench, worked in the Second Judicial District Attorney’s Office, progressing from General Crimes prosecution to senior trial attorney and assistant supervisor in Major Crimes. - Before becoming a judge, Estrada served four years as a prosecutor in the 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Bernalillo County, starting in the General Crimes Division and advancing to senior trial attorney and assistant supervisor in the Major Crimes Division - She was born and raised in Denver, Colorado - She is recognized for her legal expertise in major crimes and her prior prosecutorial leadership role ## 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/about-this-court/judges/) - [www.sbnm.org](https://www.sbnm.org/Portals/NMBAR/PubRes/BB/2022/BB_2022-11-23.pdf?ver=IVj-kfndNH89u-1AfzN-mw%3D%3D) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shonnetta-r-estrada-metropolitan-court-judge-bernalillo-county-metropolitan-court-nm", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/shonnetta-r-estrada-metropolitan-court-judge-bernalillo-county-metropolitan-court-nm", "name": "Shonnetta R. Estrada | KnowJudges", "description": "Shonnetta R. 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