New Mexico Supreme Court Bans Former Judge From Exercising Judicial Authority

Former Judge Joel Cano submitted his resignation earlier this month.

A judges gavel rests on top of a desk in the courtroom in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 3, 2009. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The New Mexico Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former judge from exercising judicial authority in the state in the future amid reports and court papers stating that an alleged Tren de Aragua gang member was arrested living in a building behind his home on his property.

On Tuesday, the state Supreme Court ruled that the former Dona County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano, who submitted a letter of resignation last month, “shall never again hold, become a candidate for, run for, or stand for election to any New Mexico judicial office in the future.”