The Honorable Alma C. Garcia Roberson
2nd Judicial District
Bernalillo County
Evaluation: Judge Alma Roberson received positive ratings from attorneys. For example, attorneys rated her positively for treating all courtroom participants with respect, being punctual in commencing proceedings, being attentive to proceedings, and for ensuring her personal staff is professional, productive, and knowledgeable of court policies and procedures. In addition, the court staff, jurors, and resource staff (e.g., law enforcement officers, CASA volunteers, CYFD, interpreters, etc.) rated Judge Roberson highly in all areas.
Experience & Education: Judge Alma Roberson graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso in December 2007. She earned her law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2012 and then served in the Law Office of the Public Defender Children’s Court and Metropolitan Court Divisions until 2021 when she was appointed to the 2nd Judicial District Court Children’s Court. Judge Roberson won the election in 2022.
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=35, 49% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 80% | 11% | 9% |
| Fair and Impartial | 75% | 19% | 7% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 60% | 27% | 13% |
| Communication Is Clear | 76% | 18% | 6% |
| Professional Demeanor | 86% | 9% | 6% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 88% | 9% | 4% |
| Court Staff (n=25) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Professional Demeanor | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Respects Court Employees | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Jurors (n=5, 36% 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% |
| Resource Staff (n=33) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| Communication Is Clear | 94% | 6% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 93% | 7% | 0% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 94% | 6% | 0% |
