John Chavez

About John Chavez

Specialties: Felony Preliminary Hearings, Misdemeanor Adjudication, Civil Case Adjudication, Human Resources, Resource Management, Operations, Organizational Design & Change, Career Management, Training and Development, International Coordination, U.S. Government Interagency Coordination, International Relations, Program Management, Air and Missile Defense Systems, Top Secret Clearance

Experience

1. Magistrate Judge

   New Mexico Courts

   Jan 2014 — Present · Belen, NM, US

   A State Magistrate Judge hears tort, contract, and landlord / tenant cases up to holds Felony preliminary examinations; and adjudicates Misdemeanor offenses to include DWIs, Domestic Violence and traffic violations. Additionally, a Magistrate Judge sets bail, determines probable cause, sets conditions of release for defendants awaiting trial and issues both arrest and search warrants.Judge Chavez serves as a member of the New Mexico Sentencing Commission and as the Chair of the NM Courts Budget Committee.

Education

• Webster University

  MA, Human Resource Development

  2000 — 2001

• The United States Army War College

  MA, Strategic Studies

  2009 — 2010

• New Mexico State University

  BA, History

  1986 — 1989

• New Mexico Military Institute

  AA, Liberal Arts

  1984 — 1986

Skills

• Resource Management
• Army
• Defense
• Government
• Leadership Development
• Command
• Military Operations
• Military
• Force Protection
• Top Secret
• Security Clearance
• Logistics
• Dod
• Policy
• Strategic Planning
• Program Management
• Human Capital Management
• Team Building
• Public Speaking
• Planning
• Exercises
• Mentoring
• Operational Planning
• Budgeting
• Project Planning
• Military Experience
• Military Logistics
• National Security
• Personnel Management
• Military Training
• Contingency Planning
• Readiness
• Interagency Coordination
• Tactics
• Intelligence Analysis
• Combat
• Intelligence
• Counterinsurgency
• Budgets
• Weapons