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Suspended northern New Mexico judge found in contempt

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A suspended northern New Mexico judge has been found in contempt of court after she failed to follow a court order. The Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/2nrVAWf ) that Aztec Magistrate Court Judge Connie Johnston failed to provide recordings and transcripts of private conversations captured in the Aztec Magistrate Court building. A district court judge found that Johnston violated court order and may have altered the requested recordings. Johnston says the court order is incorrect and that she plans to fight it. The actions, which led to criminal contempt-of-court charges being filed Monday, stem from a civil lawsuit that alleges Johnston placed recording devices around the courthouse. Johnston was suspended by the New Mexico Supreme Court in December 2015 for ordering a court clerk to be jailed for contempt.