Bruce Langer

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Bruce Langer

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Colorado 20th Judicial District
Tenure
Present officeholder
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016

Appointed

2013

Education

Bachelor's

University of Colorado

Law

University of Colorado School of Law

Bruce Langer is a judge on the 20th District Court in Colorado. He was initially appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) to replace retiring Judge Mary Gwyneth Whalen, effective August 31, 2013. Langer won retention in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Biography

Langer received his undergraduate degree and his J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School. Before his appointment to the bench, Langer served as a deputy district attorney in the Boulder County District Attorney's Office where he was in charge of general felony prosecutions and the felony intake unit. Prior to that time, Langer worked as an associate at the firm of Franco, Domenico and Associates.[1][2]

Elections

2016

See also: Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Colorado held judicial retention elections in 2016. Fifty-eight district court judges sought retention to six-year terms in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Bruce Langer was retained in the Colorado 20th Judicial District, Bruce Langer Retention Election with 79.93 percent of the vote.

Colorado 20th Judicial District, Bruce Langer Retention Election, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Langer79.93%
Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016

Selection method

See also: Assisted appointment

There are 164 judges on the Colorado District Courts, each appointed by the governor from a list of names compiled by a nominating commission. Initial terms last at least two years, after which judges must stand for retention in a yes-no election. Subsequent terms last six years.[3]

The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.[3]

Qualifications
To serve on the district court, a judge must be:[3]

  • a qualified elector in the district;
  • licensed to practice law in state for five years; and
  • under the age of 72 (retirement by 72 is mandatory).

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