A former New Mexico county judge and his wife were released on $10,000 bonds on Tuesday after they were arrested in connection with federal charges of tampering with evidence in an immigration and gang-related case.
In a Tuesday hearing, Magistrate Judge Gregory Fouratt ordered the release of former Dona Ana County Magistrate Court Judge Joel Cano and his wife after they secured bonds of $10,000 each, according to local reporters who were in the courthouse.
“I want you to have a chance to convince any other judge you see” that their decisions made in connection with the case were outside of their normal “decision-making,” Fouratt said in the hearing….