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Ann Gail Meinster
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Ann Gail Meinster is a judge for the First Judicial District Court of Colorado. She was appointed in October 2011 by Governor John Hickenlooper and was retained by voters in 2014.[1] Her six-year term was set to expire on January 11, 2021.[2]
Elections
2014
Meinster was retained to the First Judicial District with 68.8 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Meinster be Retained. The full report is available here.
Education
Meinster received her bachelor's degree from Mount Holyoke College and her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.[4]
Career
- 2011-2021: Judge, First Judicial District Court
- 2009-2011: Magistrate, Colorado 1st Judicial District
- 2009-2011: Presiding judicial officer, Family Integrated Treatment Court
- 2002-2009: Guardian ad litem, Office of the Child Representative-Boulder, Jefferson, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Summit and Lake counties
- 1999-2002: Assistant attorney, Park County
- 1983-2005: Divorce mediator
- 1978-2009: Attorney in private practice[4]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2004: Linda Palmieri Award for Outstanding Service on Behalf of Children, 1st Judicial District Bar Association
Associations
- 2006-2009: Board member, Office of the Child’s Representative[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Judicial Branch, "1st Judicial District," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Unofficial Candidate List," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Colorado The Official State Web Portal, "Gov. Hickenlooper appoints 1st Judicial District judge," October 4, 2011
- ↑ University of San Diego News, "Ann Gail (Brown) Meinster ’78 Appointed District Court Judge," accessed January 10, 2014
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Colorado • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Colorado
State courts:
Colorado Supreme Court • Colorado Court of Appeals • Colorado District Courts • Colorado County Courts • Denver Probate Court • Denver Juvenile Court • Colorado Municipal Courts • Colorado Water Courts
State resources:
Courts in Colorado • Colorado judicial elections • Judicial selection in Colorado
