New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez

New Mexico Department of Justice

The NMDOJ is one of seven independently elected statewide offices in New Mexico and was established by the State Constitution in 1912.

The Attorney General and the Department of Justice, collectively referred to as the New Mexico Department of Justice, represent and defend the legal interests and sovereignty of the people of the State of New Mexico. The New Mexico Department of Justice exercises the responsibilities delegated by the New Mexico Constitution, statutes enacted by the New Mexico Legislature, and the common law.

The Attorney General has primary authority for enforcement of consumer protection and antitrust laws, prosecution of criminal appeals and some complex white-collar crimes, training and certification of peace officers, and most natural resource and environmental matters.