The Honorable Donna J. Mowrer
9th Judicial District
Curry and Roosevelt Counties
Evaluation: Overall, Judge Donna Mowrer's evaluation was very positive. For example, attorneys rated her highly for performing duties fairly and impartially, conducting herself in a manner free from impropriety or the appearance of impropriety, for punctuality in commencing proceedings, attentiveness to proceedings, and for ensuring her personal staff is professional, productive, and knowledgeable of court policies and procedures. The court staff, resource staff (e.g. law enforcement, probation/parole, CASA volunteers, CYFD, interpreters, etc.), and jurors rated her highly on all attributes.
Experience & Education: Prior to her appointment to the district court bench in 2011, Judge Donna Mowrer was a prosecutor in the 9th Judicial District Attorney's Office. She earned a bachelor's degree from Eastern New Mexico University and graduated magna cum laude from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2001. Through the state Supreme Court's Rural Justice Initiative, she has spearheaded efforts to encourage lawyers to establish practices in small towns. She is the District's first female chief judge.
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=28, 35% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 96% | 0% | 4% |
| Fair and Impartial | 95% | 1% | 4% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 92% | 5% | 4% |
| Communication Is Clear | 96% | 0% | 4% |
| Professional Demeanor | 96% | 0% | 4% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 98% | 1% | 1% |
| Court Staff (n=15) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Professional Demeanor | 80% | 13% | 7% |
| Respects Court Employees | 80% | 13% | 7% |
| Jurors (n=10, 21% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 89% | 7% | 4% |
| Communication Is Clear | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 89% | 11% | 0% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 88% | 6% | 6% |
| Resource Staff (n=12) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| Communication Is Clear | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 100% | 0% | 0% |
