Angie K. Schneider
The Honorable

Angie K. Schneider

District Court Judge
12th Judicial District
Lincoln and Otero Counties

Year: 2020

Recommendation: Retain

Election Results: Retained

Evaluation: Judge Angie Schneider’s overall survey results were generally positive. Attorneys rated her positively for being courteous to all participants, conducting herself in a manner free from arrogance, and for being attentive to the courtroom proceedings. Court staff rated her positively on all attributes. The resource staff (e.g., law enforcement, probation and parole officers, interpreters, etc.) scored her positively for being courteous and attentive. Scores among attorneys have improved slightly on all attributes and scores among court staff have improved significantly since her previous evaluation.

Experience & Education: Judge Angie Schneider graduated from UNM and received her law degree from the UNM School of Law in 2001. She was appointed as a District Court Judge in 2013 and was subsequently elected in 2014. Judge Schneider’s present community involvement includes Rotary, Assisted Outpatient Treatment work group, and High Mountain Youth Project. Her present professional organizations include the 12th Judicial District Bar Association, New Mexico Bar Association, NMADCP and NCJFCJ.

PERCENTAGE THAT AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT THE JUDGE EXHIBITS POSITIVE QUALITIES IN EACH CATEGORY *

Attorneys (n=68, 39% Response Rate)
Category Agree Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree Disagree
Exhibits Integrity 78% 12% 10%
Fair and Impartial 80% 8% 13%
Knowledgeable of Law 67% 19% 14%
Communication is Clear 67% 25% 8%
Appropriate Demeanor 87% 9% 4%
Properly Controls Proceedings 78% 16% 6%
Court Staff (n=19, 70% 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 94% 6% 0%
Jurors (n=50, 24% Response Rate)
Category Agree Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree Disagree
Exhibits Integrity 100% 0% 0%
Fair and Impartial 99% 1% 0%
Knowledgeable of Law N/A N/A N/A
Communication is Clear 98% 2% 0%
Appropriate Demeanor 100% 0% 0%
Respects Court Employees N/A N/A N/A
Resource Staff (n=30)
Category Agree Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree Disagree
Fair and Impartial 76% 11% 13%
Communication is Clear 78% 13% 9%
Appropriate Demeanor 87% 4% 9%
Properly Controls Proceedings 57% 39% 4%
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. ‡

Attorney Retain Recommendation Bar ChartCourt Staff Retain Recommendation Bar ChartResource Staff Retain Recommendation Bar Chart

‡ 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.