The Honorable Clara Moran
2nd Judicial District
Bernalillo County
Evaluation: Overall, Judge Clara Moran’s scores were generally positive. For example, attorneys rated her positively for maintaining a professional demeanor in the courtroom, ensuring that participants understand the court proceedings, treating self-represented parties fairly, and being attentive to the proceedings. The resource staff (e.g., law enforcement officers, CASA volunteers, CYFD, interpreters, etc.) and court staff rated her positively on all attributes. Additionally, the jurors gave Judge Moran very positive ratings.
Experience & Education: Judge Clara Moran was appointed to the District Court in July of 2020 and was elected in November of 2020. Prior to that, she served as the Chief Deputy Attorney General in Criminal Affairs from 2015 to 2020. She served as the Assistant Supervising Attorney in the 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office in the Gang Crimes Division from 2013 to 2014 and as Assistant District Attorney from 2005 to 2012. Judge Moran received her bachelor's degree from New Mexico State University in 2002 and her law degree from UNM School of Law in 2005.
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=60, 41% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 86% | 7% | 7% |
| Fair and Impartial | 81% | 11% | 8% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 72% | 16% | 12% |
| Communication Is Clear | 75% | 18% | 8% |
| Professional Demeanor | 90% | 2% | 8% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 80% | 14% | 6% |
| Court Staff (n=36) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Professional Demeanor | 77% | 14% | 9% |
| Respects Court Employees | 72% | 17% | 11% |
| Jurors (n=21, 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=8) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 94% | 6% | 0% |
| Communication Is Clear | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 100% | 0% | 0% |
