Floripa
The Honorable

Floripa "Flora" Gallegos

District Court Judge
4th Judicial District
Guadalupe, Mora, and San Miguel Counties

Year: 2024

Recommendation: Retain

Election Results:

Evaluation: Judge Floripa Gallegos received high ratings among all groups surveyed. Attorneys and resource staff (e.g., law enforcement officers, CASA volunteers, CYFD, interpreters, etc.) rated her highly for being attentive to the proceedings, displaying familiarity with court cases through prior preparation, oral decisions/communications being clear and thorough, ruling on motions or cases in a timely manner, maintaining proper control over the proceedings, and being courteous to all participants. The court staff rated her highly for behaving in a manner that encourages respect for the courts and respecting court employees regardless of position. During her interview with the Commission, Judge Gallegos spoke about her dedication to the court and her desire to continue to serve her district by establishing more court programs to help the community.

Experience & Education: Judge Floripa Gallegos was appointed to the bench in 2018 and subsequently elected in November 2018. Prior to her judicial appointment, she worked in private practice, specializing in family, criminal, juvenile, guardianship, bankruptcy, and estate planning. Judge Gallegos graduated from New Mexico State University with a B.A. in 1990 and the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1995.

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

Attorneys (n=44, 28% Response Rate)
Category Agree Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree Disagree
Exhibits Integrity 91% 2% 7%
Fair and Impartial 88% 3% 8%
Knowledgeable of Law 84% 8% 8%
Communication is Clear 85% 10% 5%
Appropriate Demeanor 95% 3% 2%
Properly Controls Proceedings 93% 7% 0%
Court Staff (n=17)
Category Agree Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree Disagree
Exhibits Integrity 94% 6% 0%
Respects Court Employees 94% 6% 0%
Resource Staff (n=26)
Category Agree Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree Disagree
Exhibits Integrity 100% 0% 0%
Fair and Impartial 92% 0% 8%
Communication is Clear 96% 0% 4%
Appropriate Demeanor 96% 4% 0%
Properly Controls Proceedings 100% 0% 0%

 

*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. Some of the percentages that are reported in the above categories are an average of more than one question that appeared on the survey.