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Bruce Billings

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Bruce Billings is a judge for the Las Animas County Court in Colorado.[1] He was appointed in 2003 and was most recently retained by voters in 2014. His current four-year term expired on January 7, 2019.[2]
Elections
2014
Billings was retained to the Las Animas County Court, Colorado with 71.5 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Billings be Retained. The full report is available here.
2010
Billings was retained in 2010.[4]
- Main article: Colorado judicial elections, 2010
Retention recommendation
Billings was recommended for retention by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.
- Read the performance review here.
Education
Billings earned his J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1977.[5]
Career
Prior to his judicial appointment in 2003, Billings was a Trinidad City Attorney. He had served in that capacity since 1983.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Judicial Branch, "Las Animas County Judges and Staff," accessed October 1, 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 5, 2014
- ↑ Law Week Colorado, "Judicial Retention: Sheet1," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, "Honorable Bruce A. Billings," accessed October 1, 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