The Honorable James "Jim" Lawrence Sanchez
13th Judicial District
Cibola, Sandoval, and Valencia Counties
Evaluation: Overall, Judge James Sanchez’s results are quite positive. For example, attorneys rated him highly for treating all courtroom participants with respect, attentiveness to the proceedings, maintaining proper control over the proceedings, and for ensuring that participants understand the proceedings. The court staff and resource staff (e.g. law enforcement, probation/parole, CASA volunteers, CYFD, interpreters, etc.) rated Judge Sanchez positively in all areas.
Experience & Education: Judge James Sanchez was appointed to the District Court bench in 2012. Prior to taking the bench, he worked in private practice as a civil plaintiffs attorney. Judge Sanchez graduated from New Mexico State University in 1983 and received his law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1986.
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=54, 31% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 94% | 6% | 0% |
| Fair and Impartial | 93% | 6% | 1% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 90% | 6% | 5% |
| Communication Is Clear | 90% | 8% | 2% |
| Professional Demeanor | 92% | 8% | 0% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 95% | 3% | 2% |
| Court Staff (n=15) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Professional Demeanor | 86% | 7% | 7% |
| Respects Court Employees | 93% | 0% | 7% |
| Resource Staff (n=11) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 78% | 13% | 10% |
| Communication Is Clear | 91% | 9% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 91% | 9% | 0% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 88% | 12% | 0% |
