The Honorable Vidalia G. Chavez
Bernalillo County
Evaluation: Overall, Judge Vidalia Chavez’s scores are quite positive. For example, attorneys rated her highly for maintaining professional demeanor in the courtroom, treating all courtroom participants with respect, treating pro se parties fairly, and for ensuring her personal staff is professional, productive, and knowledgeable of court policies and procedures. The evaluation also showed the court staff and jurors rated Judge Chavez highly in all areas.
Experience & Education: Prior to taking the Metro Court bench, Judge Vidalia Chavez worked in criminal law with the Law Office of the Public Defender’s Office. She transitioned to private practice in 2013 and was elected to Metro Court in 2014. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico in 2003 and completed her law degree at the University of New Mexico School of Law and was admitted to practice in 2006.
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, 30% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 91% | 3% | 6% |
| Fair and Impartial | 93% | 2% | 4% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 84% | 8% | 8% |
| Communication Is Clear | 88% | 6% | 6% |
| Professional Demeanor | 97% | 0% | 3% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| Court Staff (n=29) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Professional Demeanor | 97% | 3% | 0% |
| Respects Court Employees | 93% | 3% | 3% |
| Jurors (n=6, 29% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 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=11) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 68% | 19% | 14% |
| Communication Is Clear | 67% | 22% | 11% |
| Professional Demeanor | 67% | 22% | 11% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 67% | 22% | 11% |
