The Honorable Jill M. Martinez
Bernalillo County
Evaluation: Overall, Judge Jill M. Martinez’s scores are positive. For example, attorneys rated her positively for being prepared for court proceedings, being attentive to the proceedings, treating pro se parties fairly, and for ensuring her personal staff is professional, productive, and knowledgeable of court policies and procedures. In addition, the court staff rated her positively in all areas.
Experience & Education: Judge Jill M. Martinez was elected to Metro Court in 2014. She received her law degree from the University of Idaho in 2004 and was in private practice where she specialized in criminal defense and domestic relations. Prior to that, she served as Assistant District Attorney in the Second Judicial District from 2004 to 2012. She acts as a Volunteer Judge in Gene Franchini Mock Trials, is a guest lecturer at Columbia University, and is a Presenter at the National Judicial College, among other community organizations she is involved in.
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=37, 30% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 81% | 3% | 16% |
| Fair and Impartial | 82% | 6% | 12% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 78% | 8% | 14% |
| Communication Is Clear | 86% | 8% | 5% |
| Professional Demeanor | 78% | 5% | 16% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 90% | 5% | 5% |
| Court Staff (n=25) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Professional Demeanor | 80% | 12% | 8% |
| Respects Court Employees | 80% | 12% | 8% |
| Resource Staff (n=10) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 66% | 14% | 20% |
| Communication Is Clear | 67% | 11% | 22% |
| Professional Demeanor | 67% | 11% | 22% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 67% | 22% | 11% |
