{"id":48698,"date":"2026-02-27T13:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=48698"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:48:08","slug":"embattled-mckinley-da-steps-down-before-nm-supreme-court-removal-hearings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/embattled-mckinley-da-steps-down-before-nm-supreme-court-removal-hearings\/","title":{"rendered":"Embattled McKinley DA steps down before NM Supreme Court removal hearings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Gov. Lujan Grisham will appoint replacement, spokesman confirmed<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>by Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-background\" style=\"background-color:#8080801f\"><em><strong>This <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/2026\/02\/26\/embattled-mckinley-da-steps-down-before-nm-supreme-court-removal-hearings\/\">story<\/a> was originally published at <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/\">Source New Mexico<\/a>, a NMPBS partner.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bernadine-Martin.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing glasses and a black blazer stands in front of the U.S. flag and the New Mexico state flag.\" class=\"wp-image-48701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bernadine-Martin.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bernadine-Martin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bernadine-Martin-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bernadine-Martin-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bernadine-Martin-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bernadine-Martin-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bernadine-Martin-48x27.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> McKinley County District Attorney Bernadine Martin announced her resignation on Feb. 26, 2026, just days before the New Mexico Supreme Court was scheduled to consider a petition to remove her from office. (Courtesy photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bernadine Martin, the embattled district attorney for McKinley County, announced her resignation Thursday, just days before the state Supreme Court was slated to consider a petition by Attorney General Ra\u00fal Torrez to remove her from office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Supreme Court accepted a settlement between the New Mexico Department of Justice and Martin, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/0\/home\">court filings<\/a> Thursday afternoon, and dismissed the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Torrez <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/2025\/08\/18\/ag-torrez-petitions-nm-supreme-court-to-remove-da-martin\/\">filed the petition<\/a> in August, which alleged an investigation had revealed that Martin\u2019s office had failed to prepare prosecutions or subpoena witnesses; violated state procurement laws; inappropriately relied on contract attorneys; and fostered a hostile work environment. Torrez also alleged Martin illegally continued to work in a private law practice while serving as DA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement announcing her resignation obtained by Source NM, Martin thanked voters for their support and also defended her record. \u201cOver the years, we moved thousands of cases through the criminal justice system that benefitted victims, the public and defendants,\u201d she wrote,\u201d adding that she was \u201cmost proud of the reduction of the DWI rate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also blamed Lujan Grisham for the removal proceedings, noting that the governor had made the complaint \u201cdespite the fact that the Governor has never spoken with Martin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Torrez\u2019s original petition cited a request from the governor to remove Martin from office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin did not respond to a call, texts or several emails seeking further comment. The NMDOJ also did not immediately return requests for comment Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Coleman, the director of communications for the governor\u2019s office, told Source NM in a statement that Lujan Grisham would appoint a replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe governor believes Ms. Martin did the right thing and that it\u2019s time to put this behind us and move on,\u201d Coleman told Source NM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin also took aim at state Sen. George Mu\u00f1oz (D-Gallup) for the Legislature\u2019s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/2025\/03\/19\/new-mexico-senate-approves-state-budget-for-upcoming-year\/\">strip funding from her office<\/a> and give it to the neighboring district attorney in San Juan County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mu\u00f1oz told Source NM in a phone call Thursday that the Legislature\u2019s decision to strip the funding from the Gallup office was due to years of warnings from \u201cother DAs, courts and public defenders,\u201d and said he\u2019d make the choice again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI take a lot of hits because of what I did, but at the end of the day, I know what I did was right,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmlegis.gov\/Sessions\/26%20Regular\/bills\/house\/HB0002FCS.pdf\">2026 budget<\/a>, which lawmakers approved and sent to Lujan Grisham, included a measure to release the funds for the McKinley County district attorney\u2019s office from the San Juan office\u2019s control after a ruling by the Supreme Court regarding Martin\u2019s removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the call with Source NM, San Juan District Attorney Jack Fortner, whose office retains financial control of the Gallup office, said he was only made aware of Martin\u2019s resignation Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHopefully the governor will be able to appoint someone and eventually we can transfer all the funding back to McKinley County,\u201d Fortner told Source NM. \u201cI\u2019m just glad that has come to a resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This story was originally published at <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/\">Source New Mexico<\/a>, a NMPBS partner.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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