The Honorable Brittany Maldonado Malott
Bernalillo County
Evaluation: Overall, Judge Brittany Maldonado Malott’s scores are quite positive. For example, attorneys rated her highly for maintaining professional demeanor in the courtroom, treating pro se parties fairly, being prepared for court proceedings, and for ensuring her personal staff is professional, productive, and knowledgeable of court policies and procedures. In addition, the court staff rated Judge Brittany Maldonado Malott highly on all attributes.
Experience & Education: Prior to her appointment to the Metro Court bench in 2019, Judge Brittany Maldonado Malott worked in criminal law with the Law Office of the Public Defender’s Office. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico in 2008, completed her law degree at the University of New Mexico School of Law and was admitted to practice in 2012. She currently serves as the presiding judge of the DWI Behavioral Health Court. Her community involvement includes being a volunteer judge at the UNM School of Law and New Mexico Hispanic Bar Law Camp.
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=33, 28% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 94% | 6% | 0% |
| Fair and Impartial | 92% | 8% | 0% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 91% | 8% | 1% |
| Communication Is Clear | 91% | 9% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 97% | 3% | 0% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 96% | 4% | 0% |
| Court Staff (n=29) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Professional Demeanor | 93% | 3% | 3% |
| Respects Court Employees | 93% | 3% | 3% |
| Resource Staff (n=16) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 65% | 19% | 16% |
| Communication Is Clear | 69% | 19% | 13% |
| Professional Demeanor | 69% | 25% | 6% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 59% | 22% | 19% |
