Rule 17-103 Disciplinary districts.

This rule divides New Mexico into three regions for handling attorney discipline cases. Each region is made up of a group of counties.

The Central district covers Bernalillo, Sandoval, Cibola, Valencia, and Socorro Counties. The Northern district covers San Juan, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Taos, Colfax, San Miguel, Harding, Union, Guadalupe, Torrance, Quay, and Mora Counties. The Southern district covers De Baca, Curry, Roosevelt, Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero, Dona Ana, Catron, Grant, Luna, Hidalgo, and Sierra Counties.

If a complaint is filed against a lawyer, this rule helps determine which district handles the case based on where the lawyer practices or where the conduct happened. It sets up the geographic structure the disciplinary system uses across the state.