Margaret Irene Strickland at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Jurisdiction
- New Mexico · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 22, 2021–present
Margaret Irene Strickland
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Trial lawyer, Law Office of the Public Defender, State of New Mexico, 2006-2011
- Professional Career: Private practice, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 2011-2021
Education
- New York University School of Law · J.D., 2006
- University of Texas at El Paso · B.A., 2003
Personal record
Born May 24, 1980 · Denton
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
(6) Parties should notify the Court at least two weeks in advance of trial if they require audio-visual or other special equipment. If parties are unfamiliar with the operation of courtroom technology, they shall make arrangements with my Court Room Deputy, Jessica Chavez at (575) 528-1683, to schedule a time to test and run the…Standing%20Order%20Re%20Deadlines%20for%20Criminal%20Trials%20with%20Appendices%20%28UPDATED%202.2.2026%29.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/10376616Standing%20Order%20Re%20Deadlines%20for%20Criminal%20Trials%20with%20Appendices%20%28UPDATED%202.2.2026%29.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.nmd.uscourts.gov/sites/nmd/files/Standing%20Order%20Re%20Deadlines%20for%20Criminal%20Trials%20with%20Appendices%20%28UPDATED%202.2.2026%29.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts