Matthew Justin Wilson
District Court Judge
1st Judicial District
Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, and Santa Fe Counties
Year: 2020
Evaluation: Judge Matthew Wilson received a positive overall evaluation. Judge Wilson received high ratings from attorneys for being punctual in commencing proceedings, being attentive to the proceedings, maintaining proper control over the proceedings, and ensuring his personal staff is professional, productive and knowledgeable of court policies and procedures. The court staff rated Judge Wilson positively on all attributes. In addition, Judge Wilson received generally positive scores from the resource staff (e.g., law enforcement, probation and parole officers, interpreters, etc.).
Experience & Education: Judge Matthew Wilson received his undergraduate degree from the University of California and received his law degree from the College of Law, Stetson University in 1996. He was appointed as a District Court Judge in 2013 and was elected in 2014. Judge Wilson’s prior community involvement includes the New Mexico Library Foundation.
PERCENTAGE THAT AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT THE JUDGE EXHIBITS POSITIVE QUALITIES IN EACH CATEGORY *
| Attorneys (n=111, 31% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 89% | 8% | 3% |
| Fair and Impartial | 80% | 12% | 8% |
| Knowledgeable of Law | 70% | 22% | 8% |
| Communication is Clear | 88% | 11% | 1% |
| Appropriate Demeanor | 88% | 7% | 5% |
| Properly Controls Proceedings | 92% | 4% | 4% |
| Court Staff (n=30, 40% Response Rate) | |||
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Communication is Clear | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Properly Controls Proceedings | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Respects Court Employees | 81% | 12% | 8% |
| Resource Staff (n=48) | |||
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 88% | 4% | 8% |
| Communication is Clear | 83% | 8% | 8% |
| Appropriate Demeanor | 92% | 0% | 8% |
| Properly Controls Proceedings | 90% | 0% | 10% |
| Respects Court Employees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* On the tables above, 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. "N/A" indicates that the category is "not applicable" because some populations were not asked certain questions.
PERCENTAGE THAT RECOMMEND THE JUDGE BE RETAINED OR NOT BE RETAINED IN OFFICE. ‡
‡ On the charts above, the "Retain" columns are comprised of the strongly recommend retain and somewhat recommend retain responses. Similarly, the "Do Not Retain" columns are comprised of the strongly recommend not retain and somewhat recommend not retain responses.