From the Chambers of Chief Justice David K. Thomson and the Supreme Court of NM Clerk's Office

 Supreme Court of New Mexico Announces the Conclusion of its 2024-2025 Term and the Commencement of the 2025-2026 Term

At its February 2024 administrative conference, the Supreme Court of New Mexico approved sitting in terms. The Court's first term began in the Fall of 2024 and concluded on July 15, 2025, with the Court having resolved all 59 cases submitted since September 2024. In addition to resolving the 59 term cases, the Court also disposed of 39 non-term cases. In total, the Court filed dispositions in 98 cases from September 2024 to July 15, 2025.

The 2025-2026 Term will begin this fall, with oral arguments in the months of September, October, and December. Dispositions for all cases submitted during the Court's 2025-2026 Term will be filed on or before July 15, 2026. For the current Supreme Court oral argument schedule, please visit the Court's website at https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/court-calendar-and-oral-argument-livestream/. The Court will continue to set expedited appeals in accordance with Supreme Court Order No. 23-8500-016, In the Matter of the Modification of the Policy Expediting the Process for Specific Categories of Case upon the Issuance of Writ of Certiorari.

The following cases will be submitted this term:

1.     State v. Hayhurst, S-1-SC-40183

2.     State v. Valdez, S-1-SC-40228

3.     State v. Aragon, Jr., S-1-SC-40256

4.     State v. Chavez, S-1-SC-40266

5.     El Paso Electric Co. v. N.M. Pub. Regul. Comm'n, S-1-SC-40286

6.     State v. Lopez, S-1-SC-40306

7.     New Energy Economy, Inc., v. N.M. Pub. Regul. Comm'n, S-1-SC-40307

8.     State v. Eaker, S-1-SC-40308

9.     State v. Maliszewski, S-1-SC-40312

10.  State v. Trujillo, S-1-SC-40328

11.  State v. Romero, S-1-SC-40337

12.  State v. Almentero, S-1-SC-40349

13.  State v. Gallegos, Jr., S-1-SC-40351

14.  Martinez v. Galles Chevrolet Co., S-1-SC-40357

15.  State v. Kindred, S-1-SC-40395

16.  State v. Munford, S-1-SC-40399

17.  State v. Mendez, S-1-SC-40404

18.  State v. Neal, S-1-SC-40407

19.  State v. Skeets, S-1-SC-40418

20.  State v. Schuster, S-1-SC-40419

21.  Burns v. Presbyterian Healthcare Serv., S-1-SC-40434

22.  Moreno v. Ranger Energy Services, S-1-SC-40442

23.  State v. Morgan, S-1-SC-40449

24.  State v. Benavidez, S-1-SC-40452

25.  State v. Griego, S-1-SC-40457

26.  State v. Aguilar, S-1-SC-40460

27.  State v. Ricoy, S-1-SC-40471

28.  Amer. C.L. Union of N.M. v. N.M. Corr. Dep't, S-1-SC-40473

29.  State v. Salinas, S-1-SC-40474

30.  State v. Trevizo, S-1-SC-40478

31.  State v. Ward, S-1-SC-40503

32.  State v. Villalobos, S-1-SC-40535

33.  Ferlic v. Lovelace Health Sys., L.L.C., S-1-SC-40580

34.  State v. Maldonado, S-1-SC-40588

35.  State v. Paschall, S-1-SC-40590

36.  State v. Freeman, S-1-SC-40593

37.  State v. Cerna, S-1-SC-40598

38.  State v. Eaker, S-1-SC-40604

39.  Butterworth v. Jackson, S-1-SC-40623

40.  State v. Garcia, S-1-SC-40626

41.  City of Las Cruces v. N.M. Pub. Regul. Comm'n, S-1-SC-40636

42.  State v. Hubbard, S-1-SC-40649

43.  State v. Flores, S-1-SC-40650

44.  Albuquerque J. v. Bd. of Educ. of Albuquerque Pub. Sch., S-1-SC-40671

45.  State v. Salazar, S-1-SC-40696

46.  State v. De La O, S-1-SC-40702

47.  Murphy v. O'Reilly Auto. Stores, Inc., S-1-SC-40703

48.  Franklin v. Martinez, S-1-SC-40715

49.  State v. Sanders, S-1-SC-40725

50.  State v. Urquidi-Martinez, S-1-SC-40730

51.  State v. Syed, S-1-SC-40732

52.  State v. Causey, S-1-SC-40763

53.  State v. Cuellar, S-1-SC-40793

54.  State v. Castrillo, IV, S-1-SC-40801

Cases set for oral argument will be scheduled approximately four (4) weeks in advance and will be assigned a date in September, October, or December 2025. Additionally, the Court will hear Butterworth v. Jackson, S-1-SC-40623, as part of its Rule of Law Program in Farmington at the San Juan College, Henderson Fine Arts Center. For additional information, please visit our website: https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/services-programs/rule-of-law-program/. Any case submitted during the term but not set for oral argument will be submitted on the briefs only.

Briefs for cases set for oral argument can be found on the Court's oral argument page:

https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/about-this-court/court-calendar-and-oral-argument-livestream/