Habeas
Habeas Unit
Statewide representation of clients in post-conviction matters that fall under two general categories of cases: Conviction Cases and Confinement cases. Habeas is often the last chance of attack available to a client.
Conviction Cases may include claims related to actual innocence, ineffective assistance of counsel, and illegal sentences.
Confinement cases may include claims related to disciplinary actions resulting in lost goodtime; medical complaints, failure to award lump sum credits and parole issues.
Habeas is controlled by Rule 5-802. Clients must submit the habeas petition pro se to the Court. The Court then forwards the petition to the LOPD habeas unit for review. Habeas unit meets biweekly and discusses the petitions. A pre-appointment review is submitted to the court within 45 days of filing the pro se petition. The Court then decides whether or not counsel will be appointed. If appointed, LOPD assigned habeas attorney has 90 days to file an amended petition. The State will then have 120 days to respond. Habeas is not a fast moving process and typically a case will not get before the Court for a hearing for about a year.
Habeas (Post Conviction) Division
505 Marquette NW, Ste. 120
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 835-1528
Alamogordo
12th Judicial District
2395 N. Florida
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Open 8-5; applications accepted until 4 p.m.
Albuquerque
2nd Judicial District
505 Marquette NW, Ste. 120
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Open 8- 5; application accepted until 3:30 p.m.
Aztec
11th Judicial District
300 Gossett Drive
Aztec, NM 87410
Open 8-5; closed for lunch 12-1 p.m.
Carlsbad
5th Judicial District
211 North Canal
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Open 8-5; closed for lunch 12-1; applications accepted until 4 p.m.
Clovis
9th Judicial District
800 Pile, Suite A
Clovis, NM 88101
Open 9-5; closed for lunch 12-1
Gallup
11th Judicial District
285 Boardman Drive Suite B
Gallup, NM 87301
Open 8-5; closed for lunch 12-1 p.m.
Hobbs
Las Cruces
3rd Judicial District
505 S. Main Street, Suite 121
Las Cruces, NM 88001
Open 8-4; applications accepted until 3:30 p.m.
Portales
Roswell
5th Judicial District
Sunwest Centre
500 N. Main, Suite 105
Roswell, NM 88201
Open 8-5; closed for lunch from 12-1 p.m.; applications accepted until 4:30 p.m.
Ruidoso
Santa Fe - Trial and Administration
Santa Fe - Appellate Division
1st Judicial District
1422 Paseo de Peralta Blgd. 1
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Santa Fe - Espanola Satellite Office
1st Judicial District
1127 Santa Clara Peak Rd
Espanola, NM 87532
Taos
8th Judicial District
105 Sipapu St.
Taos, NM 87571
Open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; closed from lunch 12-1; Applications accepted until 4 p.m.
District Offices
ALAMOGORDO
12th Judicial District
-Main
2395 N. Florida
Alamogordo, NM 88310
(575) 551-7209
Open 8-5; applications accepted until 4 p.m.
ALBUQUERQUE
2nd Judicial District
-Main
505 Marquette NW, Ste. 120
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 369-3600
Open 8- 5; application accepted until 3:30 p.m.
Aztec
11th Judicial District
-Main
300 Gossett Drive
Aztec, NM 87410
(505) 386-4060
Open 8-5; closed for lunch 12-1 p.m.
Carlsbad
5th Judicial District
-Main
211 North Canal
Carlsbad, NM 88220
(575) 887-0224
Open 8-5; closed for lunch 12-1; applications accepted until 4 p.m.
CLOVIS
9th Judicial District
-Main
800 Pile, Suite A
Clovis, NM 88101
(575) 219-6323
Open 9-5; closed for lunch 12-1
GALLUP
11th Judicial District
-Main
285 Boardman Drive Suite B
Gallup, NM 87301
(505) 726-4534
Open 8-5; closed for lunch 12-1 p.m.
HOBBS
5th Judicial District
-Main
419 West Cain Street
Hobbs, NM 88240
(575) 263-2272
Open 9-5
LAS CRUCES
3rd Judicial District
-Main
505 S. Main Street, Suite 121
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(575) 541-3193
Open 8-4; applications accepted until 3:30 p.m.
PORTALES
9th Judicial District
-Main
100 S. Avenue A
Portales, NM 88130
(575) 219-6317
Open 8:30-4
ROSWELL
5th Judicial District
-Main
Sunwest Centre
500 N. Main, Suite 105
Roswell, NM 88201
(575) 208-1655
Open 8-5; closed for lunch from 12-1 p.m.; applications accepted until 4:30 p.m.
RUIDOSO
12th Judicial District
-Main
206 Sudderth Dr.
Ruidoso, NM 88345
(575) 257-3233
Open 8-4
Santa Fe
1st Judicial District
-Trial and Administration
301 N. Guadalupe Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 395-2888
Open 8-4:30
-Appellate Division
1422 Paseo de Peralta Blgd. 1
(505) 395-2890
Taos
8th Judicial District
-Main
105 Sipapu St.
Taos, NM 87571
(575) 613-1364
Open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; closed from lunch 12-1; Applications accepted until 4 p.m.
Habeas
Habeas (Post Conviction) Division
505 Marquette NW, Ste. 120
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 835-1528
Appellate Division
1422 Paseo de Peralta Blgd. 1
(505) 395-2890