A probate judge shall be elected at each general election at which the governor is elected. History: Laws 1851-1852, p. 198; C.L. 1865, ch. 63, § 4; Code 1915, § 1245; C.S. 1929, § 33-4401; 1941 Comp., § 16-402; 1953 Comp., § 16-4-2; 1978 Comp., § 34-7-2; 2023, ch. 44, § 2. Cross references. — For effect of city-county consolidation on probate judge, see 3-16-11 NMSA 1978. The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, aligned the probate judge election cycle so all judges are in the same cycle that matches the gubernatorial election cycle; added the section heading "Probate judge; election", and added "A probate judge shall be elected", and after "general election", deleted "held in this state, there shall be elected in each county a probate judge and a sheriff" and added "at which the governor is elected". Temporary provisions. — Laws 2023, ch. 44, § 15 provided: A. Pursuant to Article 20, Section 3 of the constitution of New Mexico, the legislature finds that the probate judge term adjustments provided for in Section 34-7-2 NMSA 1978 as amended by this act are necessary to: (1) align the election of all thirty-three probate judges throughout the state; and (2) enable more effective training for new judges. B. The term of a probate court judge that was set to expire on December 31, 2024 shall expire on December 31, 2026. Law reviews. — For survey, "Article VII of the New Probate Code: In Pursuit of Uniform Trust Administration," see 6 N.M. L. Rev. 213 (1976).
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