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Ashley Burgemeister
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Ashley Burgemeister is the Gunnison County Court judge in Colorado. She was appointed on September 16, 2016, by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) to succeed Judge Ben F. Eden. Burgemeister took office to her initial two-year term on January 10, 2017. She will face a retention election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Burgemeister earned an undergraduate degree at Wake Forest University and a J.D. at the University of Colorado. She worked as a law clerk in Colorado's 7th Judicial District and as a court judicial assistant for the Gunnison County Court. Burgemeister went on to serve as a family court facilitator in the 7th District prior to her judicial appointment.[1]
Elections
2018
Burgemeister will face a retention election on November 6, 2018, if she chooses to seek a term beyond her initial two-year appointment.
2016
Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) selected Burgemeister as the next judge of the Gunnison County Court on September 16, 2016. Two other candidates were put forward by the 7th Judicial District Nominating Commission on August 30, 2016: Deputy 1st Judicial District Attorney Benjamin Sollars and private attorney Michael Vaughn.[2]
Selection method
Judges of the Colorado County Courts are each appointed by the governor with the help of a commission—except in Denver, Colorado, where judges are appointed by the mayor rather than the governor.[3] Judges are initially appointed to two-year terms and then run in retention elections for four-year terms afterward.[4] To serve on this court, a judge must be a qualified elector and resident of the county and licensed to practice law in the state. Some small counties only require a high school degree or equivalent but require judges to attend an institute to learn about county court duties.
See also
External links
- 7th Judicial District website
- Official website of Gunnison County
- Colorado State Judicial Branch website
Footnotes
- ↑ Law Week Colorado, "Gunnison County Judge Appointed," September 19, 2016
- ↑ Law Week Colorado, "Finalists Selected for Gunnison County Court Judgeship," August 31, 2016
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Colorado Judicial Branch, "Judicial Nominating Commissions," accessed June 20, 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
