{"data":{"id":"us-nm/35-2-6","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"35-2-6","heading":"Appointment as special master, arbitrator or magistrate judge pro tempore; compensation.","body":"A. A chief district court judge may appoint a retired magistrate judge, with the retired judge's consent, to serve as a magistrate judge pro tempore, subject to the money available to the judge pro tempore fund.\nB. The retired magistrate judge shall be:\n(1) compensated for his services in an amount equal to the hourly salary paid to magistrate judges; and\n(2) reimbursed for his expenses in accordance with the provisions of the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] that apply to nonsalaried public officers.","path":["Chapter 35 - Magistrate and Municipal Courts","ARTICLE 2 Magistrate Court; Qualification"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18535/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"0b4fd7d50b4c5ca4564e51187f1dffa26b58ab994643f23a4aacb31f7caa4caa","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/35-2-5","next":"us-nm/35-2-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}