A Santa Fe judge who recently presided over two of New Mexico’s most high-profile cases will soon be stepping down. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer will retire at the end of May after 15 years in the First Judicial District Court.

A New Mexico state district judge who presided over the widely publicized trial of actor Alec Baldwin for a fatal movie set shooting is getting ready to retire from the bench.

The judge who oversaw the criminal prosecutions resulting from the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust” will retire this spring.

The depiction of the Baldwin family's grief in the TLC show rankled victims' rights attorney Allred, who accused producers of glossing over the suffering of Halyna Hutchins' family members in Ukraine.

Alec Baldwin considered suicide the day after the October 2021 shooting on the set of his movie “Rust,” according to his wife, Hilaria. The revelation was shared in the second episode of “The Baldwins,” the new TLC reality show that chronicles Alec and Hilaria as they navigate the aftermath of the tragic incident.

The media circus hearkens back to the Rust shooting, when national outlets descended to report on every detail as they emerged.

Actor Gene Hackman and his wife made Santa Fe their home decades ago. The northern New Mexico city has a reputation of being a refuge for actors and authors seeking to escape the spotlight.