Hyden v. New Mexico Human Services Department

OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

{1} In each of the three cases before us, we are required to address issues arising from the enactment of new legislation and affecting this Court’s authority to exercise judicial review of the final decision of certain administrative agencies under 1998 N.M.Laws, Chapter 55, Sections 1-95, governing appellate review from administrative agencies, and Supreme Court Rule, 12-505 NMRA 1999. On this Court’s own motion, we have consolidated these cases in order to address the common questions therein.

{2} In 1998, the state Legislature enacted, and the governor signed into…