Judge Martin Will Not Hear Criminal Cases

Judge Doug Driggers

NMPolitics - Third Judicial District Judge Jim T. Martin won’t hear criminal cases for the time being because of an investigation that has already resulted in bribery charges against another judge and has led Martin to retain an attorney. Douglas R. Driggers, the chief judge in the Third Judicial District, confirmed today that he has taken Martin off criminal cases. “As a result of the investigation and what’s going on at the present time, I decided it was in the best interest of the court, to maintain the integrity of the judicial system, that Judge Martin not be assigned any criminal cases during this time,” Driggers told NMPolitics.net. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Judge Martin Will Not Hear Criminal Cases