Bennett A. Morris
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Bennett A. Morris is a judge on the Montrose County Court in Colorado.[1] He was appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper in August 2012 to fill the vacancy created by Jerry J. Montgomery's retirement.[2]
Morris was retained by voters in 2014, winning a four-year term that expired on January 7, 2019. [3]
Elections
2014
Morris was retained to the Montrose County Court, Colorado with 65.9 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [4]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Morris be Retained. The full report is available here.
Education
Morris received his bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati and his J.D. from the University of Idaho.[2]
Career
Morris was the senior assistant city attorney in Montrose, Colorado from 2003 to 2012. Prior to that, he was an indemnity and claims evaluator at the Land Title Guarantee Company.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado State Judicial Branch, "Montrose County Judges and Staff," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Colorado.gov, "Gov. Hickenlooper appoints Montrose County Court judge," August 10, 2012
- ↑ 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 5, 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
