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Byron Lynn Howell
Byron Lynn Howell was a judge of the Adams County Court in Colorado. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Howell ran for re-election for judge of the Adams County Court in Colorado. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
Howell retired from the Adams County Court in January 2023. [1]
He was appointed to the court by Governor Bill Ritter in 2008.
Elections
2018
Adams County Court, Byron Lynn Howell's seat
Byron Lynn Howell was retained to the Adams County Court on November 6, 2018 with 54.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
54.4
|
74,092 | ||
No |
45.6
|
62,100 | |||
Total Votes |
136,192 | ||||
|
|
2014
Howell was retained to the Adams County Court, Colorado with 60.3 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [2]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Howell be Retained. The full report is available here.
2010
Howell was retained in 2010 with 59.57 percent of the vote.[3]
- Main article: Colorado judicial elections, 2010
Retention recommendation
Howell was recommended for retention by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.[4]
Read Howell's Judicial Performance Review here.
Education
Howell earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1978 and his J.D. from the University of Wyoming in 1994. He also earned a graduate degree from San Diego State University in 2003.[5]
Career
Before his appointment to the court, Howell was a deputy city and county attorney in Broomfield County.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Judicial Department, "17th Judicial District announces Adams County Court vacancies," July 5, 2022
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Unofficial Candidate List," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ Adams County, "2010 Final Unofficial General Election Results," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, "Adams County," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, "Honorable Byron Lynn Howell," accessed October 2, 2014
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