The Honorable Lisa Chavez Ortega
2nd Judicial District
Bernalillo County
Evaluation: Judge Lisa Chavez Ortega received a very positive evaluation. Judge Ortega received high ratings from attorneys for maintaining professional demeanor in the courtroom, treating all courtroom participants with respect, ensuring that participants understand the court proceedings, and for ensuring her personal staff are professional, productive, and knowledgeable of court policies and procedures. Judge Ortega received high ratings from the court staff and jurors in all areas.
Experience & Education: Judge Lisa Chavez Ortega received her B.A. in Criminology from the University of New Mexico in 1994 and received her law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1997. She was appointed as a District Judge in 2019 and elected in 2020. For more than twenty years before taking the bench, Judge Ortega practiced law with a focus on personal injury and wrongful death claims throughout New Mexico.
PERCENTAGE THAT AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT THE JUSTICE EXHIBITS POSITIVE QUALITIES IN EACH CATEGORY
The “Agree” columns are comprised of the strongly agree and agree responses. Similarly, the “Disagree” columns are comprised of the strongly disagree and disagree responses. The combined percentage of “Agree”, “Disagree”, and “Partly Agree/Partly Disagree” for each category may not equal 100% due to rounding error. Some of the percentages that are reported in the above categories are an average of more than one question that appeared on the survey.
| Attorneys (n=111, 46% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 94% | 3% | 4% |
| Fair and Impartial | 92% | 4% | 5% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 85% | 8% | 7% |
| Communication Is Clear | 90% | 6% | 4% |
| Professional Demeanor | 95% | 3% | 2% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 95% | 3% | 2% |
| Court Staff (n=26) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Professional Demeanor | 96% | 0% | 4% |
| Respects Court Employees | 96% | 0% | 4% |
| Jurors (n=19, 53% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Communication Is Clear | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 100% | 0% | 0% |
