Judge Samantha Madrid of Albuquerque, ethical troll

The State of New Mexico presented Samantha Madrid with a law license in 2010 after she graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law.

The Judicial Standards Commission found Judge Madrid guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

• Failed to be patient, dignified and courteous to an alleged victim of domestic violence when she refused to allow an emergency bathroom break for the alleged victim who had started her menses just prior to resuming her testimony
• Failed to maintain order and decorum in the courtroom
• Failed to comply with the law (scofflaw)
• Disclosed a court interpreter’s statement without informing the court interpreter prior to the disclosure as she had agreed to do
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Mexico Supreme Court punished Samantha by gifting her with a complimentary censure.

As we speak (ca. March 2021), Samantha practices her so-called brand of jurisprudence as a Doña Ana County Magistrate Court judge in Albuquerque, New Mexico.