NMSC News:

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/