District Judge Sheri Raphaelson did not receive enough retention votes in the November election. In 2009, she was appointed to fill a vacancy for a term that began in 2008. Raphaelson then won a 2010 election.
Raphaelson argued that under law, she must serve a complete six-year term that began after the 2010 election.
But the Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the state Attorney General's Office says she inherited a six-year term that started in 2008.
Justices voted unanimously on Monday that she must leave the bench at the end of the year. More
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