Raphaelson was re-elected to the First Judicial District. She defeated Yvonne Kathleen Quintana in the Democratic primary election, winning 60% of the vote and ran unopposed in the general election.[1][4]
Sheri A. Raphaelson is a district court judge in the First Judicial District of New Mexico. She was appointed to the court in 2009 by Governor Bill Richardson.[1]Her current term ends in 2015.
Does she have a case?
The article says this was a state mandated RETENTION election that all judges are obliged to every 8 years regardless of their term. Seems voters did not wish to keep her. And she does not wish to obey state laws.