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Bradley Allen Burback
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Bradley Allen Burback is the Division C judge on the Jefferson County Court in Colorado. He was initially appointed in 2008 and won retention to a full four-year term in 2012. Burback won retention again in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Burback received an undergraduate degree from Colorado State University and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Before joining the court, Burback was a deputy district attorney and district court magistrate of the Colorado 1st Judicial District.[1]
Elections
2016
Colorado held judicial retention elections in 2016. Thirty-six county court judges sought retention to four-year terms in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Bradley Allen Burback was retained in the Jefferson County Court, Bradley Allen Burback Retention Election with 71.61 percent of the vote.
| Jefferson County Court, Bradley Allen Burback Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Bradley Allen Burback | 71.61% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
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.[2] Judges are initially appointed to two-year terms and then run in retention elections for four-year terms afterward.[3] 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.
Judicial performance evaluation
The First Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance announced its recommendations for judges up for retention in 2016. According to its website, the commission evaluates judges based on "courtroom observations, a review of written decisions, an interview with the judge, case management reports, and judicial evaluations responses from attorneys and non-attorneys who have experience before the judge."[4]
The commission unanimously recommended Burback for retention. The report gave the following statistics for this decision:[5]
| “ | Fifty-six attorneys and sixty-seven non-attorneys completed judicial performance surveys sent to individuals identified as having experience before Judge Burback in 2015 -2016. In the 2016 Final Survey Report, 80% of attorneys recommend Judge Burback be retained, 9% recommend not to retain, and 11% made no recommendation. Of non-attorneys completing surveys, 91% recommend Judge Burback be retained, 4% recommend not to retain, and 4% made no recommendation.[6] | ” |
2012
- See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2012
Burback was retained in the general election on November 6, 2012, winning 69.85 percent of the vote.[7]
Judicial performance evaluation
The First Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance announced its recommendations for judges up for retention in 2012. According to its website, the commission evaluates judges based on the following criteria: integrity, legal knowledge, communication skills, judicial temperament, and administrative performance.[8]
Judge Burback was recommended for retention by a unanimous vote. [1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, Bradley Allen Burback
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Colorado Commission on Judicial Performance, "Judicial Performance Evaluations," accessed October 12, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Commission on Judicial Performance, "Judge Bradley Allen Burback," accessed October 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, 2012 Official General Election Results
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, Press Release: Judge Evaluations Available on Internet August 7 (dead link)
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
