Probate Judge
Contact
Probate Judge
845 N Motel Blvd Room 1-200
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88007
Voice: (575) 525-6132
Fax: (575) 525-6159
TDD: (575) 525-5951
Alice M. Salcido was selected probate judge on Oct. 4, 2005. She will serve until Dec. 31, 2006. She will be eligible to run for election to the post for a four-year term. Salcido, who is bilingual, holds a master’s degree in public health and a bachelor’s degree in business administration, both from New Mexico State University. She has extensive experience in administration and public service, including four years as chief deputy county treasurer in the mid-1960s. Most recently, she served as interim director of the New Mexico Department of Public Health’s Border Health Office. She also has 18 years of experience as district coordinator for U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, advising him on a wide range of border and health issues.
The probate judge is a part-time position. Probate courts for each county in the state were established by the New Mexico Constitution, Article VI, Section 23. That constitutional section gives the New Mexico Legislature power to define the jurisdiction of the probate courts within the scope of the constitution.
Since July 1, 1976, jurisdiction of the probate courts is limited to the following activities:
- Admission of will to informal probate.
- Informal appointment of personal representatives.
- If required, fixing bond according to the formula set out in the state Probate Code.
- Upon verified application of a personal representative, signing a certificate that the personal representative appears to have fully executed an estate.
- To enable the personal representative to obtain a discharge of liens securing his performance.
The Probate Judge also is authorized by law to perform marriages.
