GALLUP, N.M. —

McKinley County District Attorney Bernadine Martin has been under fire for her low prosecution rates and high caseloads. She is now coming under fire for what she has been doing outside of the DA’s office.

Target 7 has obtained a document showing that she had appeared in the Navajo Nation Family Court, which some say could be a violation of state law.

“There are laws in New Mexico that say that an elected district attorney cannot practice law privately,” said KOAT Legal Expert John Day. “The reason behind the law prohibiting them from having a private law practice is, first of all, their obligation is first and foremost to the people of their district, the people who elected them, the voters. But secondly, if you're a district attorney with that amount of power and yo

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