{"data":{"id":"us-nm/34-5-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"34-5-4","heading":"Court of appeals; vacancy in membership.","body":"If a vacancy in the membership of the court of appeals other than by expiration of a term shall occur, the governor shall fill the vacancy by appointment of a qualified person to serve until December 31 following the next general election, or for the remainder of the unexpired term, whichever is the longer period.","path":["Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration","ARTICLE 5 Court of Appeals"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18534/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"8d41ab49b52d680e262189a58d26dafab840e1d4965a098e52623e52103e1045","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/34-5-3","next":"us-nm/34-5-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}