Rosemary Cosgrove-Aguilar
Metropolitan Court Judge
Bernalillo County
Year: 2024
Evaluation: Judge Rosemary Cosgrove-Aguilar’s scores were quite positive. For example, attorneys rated her highly for being attentive to the proceedings, for ensuring that participants understand the court proceedings, for treating pro se (self-represented) 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 highly in all areas.
Experience & Education: Judge Rosemary Cosgrove-Aguilar received her undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in 1986, and she received her law degree from the University of Arizona in 1990. She was appointed to Metro Court in 2013 and then elected in 2014. Judge Cosgrove-Aguilar’s community involvement includes serving as an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law. She also serves on the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
PERCENTAGE THAT AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT THE JUDGE EXHIBITS POSITIVE QUALITIES IN EACH CATEGORY *
| Attorneys (n=46, 33% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 80% | 13% | 7% |
| Fair and Impartial | 81% | 9% | 9% |
| Application/ Knowledge of Law | 74% | 18% | 8% |
| Communication is Clear | 83% | 11% | 7% |
| Professional Demeanor | 80% | 11% | 9% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 86% | 9% | 4% |
| Court Staff (n=31) | |||
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Professional Demeanor | 90% | 6% | 3% |
| Respects Court Employees | 94% | 3% | 3% |
| Jurors (n=6, 29% Response Rate) | |||
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Communication is Clear | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Professional Demeanor | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Resource Staff (n=14) | |||
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree/ Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 80% | 9% | 11% |
| Communication is Clear | 85% | 8% | 8% |
| Professional Demeanor | 86% | 7% | 7% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 82% | 4% | 14% |
Please Note: Due to the small sample size among Resource Staff, caution should be exercised when interpreting the findings or drawing conclusions from the results among the Resource Staff population.
*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.