State Workers’ Compensation Agency Must Reinstate Judge for Now

A judge for the New Mexico Worker’s Compensation Administration notched a court order requiring the agency to reinstate her employment while she challenges her firing over an alleged violation of the judicial code of conduct.

Shannon Riley is likely to succeed on the merits of her procedural due process claim since she “received no notice or opportunity to respond prior to her termination,” Judge Kea W. Riggs of the US District Court for the District of New Mexico said in a Thursday order granting Riley’s request for a preliminary injunction.

Riley requested two hours of administrative leave on Nov. 5, ...