The Honorable Amanda Sanchez Villalobos
13th Judicial District
Cibola, Sandoval, and Valencia Counties
Evaluation: Overall, Judge Amanda Sanchez Villalobos received positive scores. For example, attorneys rated her positively for maintaining professional demeanor in the courtroom, treating self-represented parties fairly, being punctual in commencing proceedings, and being attentive to the proceedings. The court staff rated her positively for maintaining professional demeanor with court employees, treating court employees with respect, and treating self-presented parties fairly. In addition, the resource staff (e.g. law enforcement, probation/parole, CASA volunteers, CYFD, interpreters, etc.) and jurors rated her highly in all areas.
Experience & Education: Judge Amanda Sanchez Villalobos was appointed to the District Court bench in 2019 and elected in 2020. She serves as a general jurisdiction judge. She earned her bachelor's degree and law degree from the University of New Mexico. Before taking the bench, she clerked at the New Mexico Supreme Court, worked at the New Mexico Court of Appeals, handled complex civil litigation and business matters in private practice, and served as a prosecutor. She co-chairs the Thirteenth Judicial District Pro Bono Committee and was appointed to the Judicial Standards Commission in January 2026.
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=36, 32% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 81% | 6% | 14% |
| Fair and Impartial | 75% | 15% | 10% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 69% | 22% | 8% |
| Communication Is Clear | 76% | 11% | 13% |
| Professional Demeanor | 81% | 11% | 8% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 83% | 7% | 9% |
| Court Staff (n=18) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Professional Demeanor | 83% | 17% | 0% |
| Respects Court Employees | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| Jurors (n=18, 25% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 98% | 0% | 2% |
| 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 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Communication Is Clear | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 100% | 0% | 0% |
