Barry Schwartz (Colorado)

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Barry Schwartz

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Denver County Court
Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

9

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Appointed

September 22, 2016

Education

Bachelor's

University of Colorado

Law

University of Denver

Personal
Profession
Senior attorney, Denver City Attorney’s Office


Barry Schwartz is a judge of the Denver County Court in Colorado. He assumed office in 2016. His current term ends on January 9, 2029.

Schwartz ran for re-election for judge of the Denver County Court in Colorado. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.

Schwartz was appointed to the Denver County Court by Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock on September 22, 2016.[1]

Biography

Schwartz is from Denver, Colorado. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado and his J.D. from the University of Denver. At the time of his judicial appointment, Schwartz was a senior attorney in the litigation section of the Denver City Attorney’s Office. His professional experience also includes serving as a law clerk, working at the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Colorado, and as an attorney in private practice.[1] He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth, Seventh, Eighth, and Tenth Circuits; and the United States District Courts for the District of Colorado, the Eastern District of Virginia, the District of Arizona, and the Eastern District of Oklahoma.[2]

Elections

2024

See also:  City elections in Denver, Colorado (2024)

Denver County Court

Barry Schwartz was retained to the Denver County Court on November 5, 2024 with 76.2% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
76.2
 
187,023
No
 
23.8
 
58,283
Total Votes
245,306


Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Schwartz in this election.

2020

Denver County Court, Schwartz's seat

Barry Schwartz was retained to the Denver County Court on November 3, 2020 with 62.6% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
62.6
 
188,696
No
 
37.4
 
112,692
Total Votes
301,388


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Barry Schwartz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Barry Schwartz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes