The Twelfth Judicial District Attorney’s Office is dedicated to providing the people of Otero and Lincoln Counties with a safe place to live. We will work tirelessly to hold the guilty accountable for their actions, while safeguarding the constitutional rights of all. We will preserve and protect the dignity of victims and their families. We will pursue truth and justice in a professional manner maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards in every case.
Working at the District Attorney’s Office is not simply a job. What we do matters. What we do, or fail to do, has real-life consequences. We must keep that in mind in every decision we make.
New Mexico routinely ranks as one of the nation’s most crime-ridden states. This is not acceptable. While we cannot change the statewide crime rate unilaterally, we can, and will reduce crime in our community through vigorous prosecution of criminal offenders.