C. Vincent Phelps
C. Vincent Phelps was the Chief Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial District Court. Phelps was appointed Chief Judge on July 14, 2008.[1] He was first appointed to this court in February of 1996 and serves in Adams County.[2] He was retained in a 2010 election.[3][4] He retired on January 31, 2014.[5][6]
Education
Phelps served Phelps received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska in 1966, and he was awarded a J.D. from the University of Nebraska, College of Law in 1974.[7][1]
Career
Judge Phelps has served as a district court judge for the Seventeenth Judicial District since 1996. Before his appointment to the bench, Phelps was an attorney in private practice and served as a part-time municipal judge for 20 years.[2]
Elections
2010
Phelps was retained with 63.52 percent of the vote in 2010.[4][8]
- Main article: Colorado judicial elections, 2010
Retention recommendation
Phelps has been recommended for retention by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.[9]
Read Phelps' Judicial Performance Review here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Colorado Judicial Branch, "The Honorable C. Vincent Phelps named new chief judge in the Seventeenth Judicial District," June 25, 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official biography of Judge Phelps
- ↑ Colorado district courts
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Official Colorado 2010 Election Results - Cumulative Report
- ↑ broomfieldenterprise, "Nominees sought for Broomfield and Adams counties bench vacancy," September 4, 2013
- ↑ Law Week Colorado, "New Judges Join 17th District And Court Of Appeals," December 18, 2013
- ↑ Martindale.com Profile
- ↑ Law Week Colorado, Judicial Retention: Sheet1
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, Adams County
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
