Meet Our New JWELL Program Manager, Judge Sandra Engel (ret.), New Legal Well-Being in Action Episode, Upcoming CLEs and Events, Court Notices and More

Nov. 25, 2022

Meet Our New JWELL Program Manager, Judge Sandra Engel (ret.)

Judge Engel recently retired from the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Bench in October 2022. She served as a Judge for over 16 years, with a previous career as a solo practitioner and Assistant District Attorney in the Second Judicial District. She was active in the judiciary in several Supreme Court Committees, created and presided over several specialty courts and served as Chief Judge of Metro during the pandemic. She is now the manager for the New Mexico Judicial Wellness Program and brings years of experience and knowledge to the area. She is excited about focusing on creating new and innovative ways to support the wellness of the entire state judiciary. She has already played a major role in creating the Judicial Coaching Resource, a peer to peer coaching resource for the judiciary. Judge Engel is a certified Executive Coach, coaching attorneys and judges in her down time. She is excited to present to organizations on wellness topics, and is available to speak to your court with an email request sent to Sandra.engel@sbnm.org.

View the N.M. Judicial Wellness Program Webpage

New Legal Well-Being in Action Podcast Episode: The NM Judiciary

For the month of November, we are joined by members of the New Mexico Judiciary to talk about current and future wellbeing initiatives in our judicial community. Pamela Moore, the Director of the State Bar of New Mexico's Professional Practice Group, speaks with Supreme Court Justice David K. Thomson, New Mexico Court of Appeals Judge Shammara Henderson, and Second Judicial District Court Judge David Murphy about awareness and creation of a culture change toward wellness of judges. Specifically, how New Mexico is leading the charge on this important quest and areas that still need improvement.

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2022 Board of Bar Commissioners Elections

Voting for the Board of Bar Commissioners elections began on Nov. 9 in the Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts. A link to the ballot was sent by email to all active members in those judicial districts (and El Paso County, Texas who vote for members in the Third and Sixth Judicial Districts). See information on the candidates in the Nov. 9 Bar Bulletin . Be sure to check your spam/junk folders for the election email, and if you have a new email address, please notify us of your new email address at techsupport@sbnm.org. The election closes on Nov. 30 at noon (MT).

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Upcoming Programs from the Center for Legal Education:

Drug Testing and the Chain of Custody

Nov. 30, Webinar
2.0 G
Registration

Determining Competency and Capacity in Mediation

Nov. 30, Webinar
2.0 G
Registration

2022 Immigration Law Institute: Special Topics

Dec. 1, Webinar
3.25 G, 1.0 EP
Registration

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Important Announcements and Deadlines

State Bar Announcements and Deadlines

License Renewal and MCLE Compliance is Nov. 1, 2023
Board of Bar Commissioners Election 2022: Voting began Nov. 9 and closes on Nov. 30.

Court Announcements and Deadlines

The Supreme Court of New Mexico Announces 2022 Year-End Rule Amendments

Legal Community Announcements and Deadlines

University of New Mexico School of Law - Law Library Hours

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More Content from New Mexico's Courts

Clerk's Certificates
Recent Rule Making Activity
Court of Appeals Opinions List

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Featured Member Benefit

Defined Fitness

Defined Fitness offers a membership to State Bar members, their employees and immediate family members. Memberships include access to all five club locations, group fitness classes and free supervised child care. All locations offer aquatics complex, state-of-the-art equipment, and personal training services. Bring proof of State Bar membership to any Defined Fitness location to sign up.

For more information, contact the corporate account specialist at 505-349-4444 ext. 2005. www.defined.com.

COVID-19 Updates and Resources

The State Bar of New Mexico is committed to helping New Mexico lawyers respond optimally to the developing COVID-19 coronavirus situation. Click here for a compilation of resources from national and local health agencies and updates from the State Bar.

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