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Chris Zenisek
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Chris Zenisek is a judge on the First Judicial District in Colorado. He was appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper in December 2011 and was retained by voters in 2014.[1][2] His six-year term was set to expire on January 11, 2021.[3]
Elections
2014
Zenisek was retained to the First Judicial District with 67.6 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [4]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Zenisek be Retained. The full report is available here.
Education
Zenisek received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and his J.D. from the University of Denver.[2]
Career
From 2009 until his judicial appointment in 2011, Zenisek was an assistant district attorney for the 20th Judicial District in Boulder County. Prior to that, he worked with the firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shreck, P.C.[2][1]
See also
- Colorado 1st Judicial District
- Courts in Colorado
- Colorado judicial elections, 2014
- Jefferson County, Colorado
- Colorado District Courts
- Judges appointed by John Hickenlooper
External links
- DailyCamera.com, "Boulder prosecutor Chris Zenisek selected for Jefferson County judgeship," December 20, 2011
- Office of the Colorado Governor, "Press Release: Gov. Hickenlooper appoints new District Court judge for Jefferson and Gilpin counties," December 21, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DailyCamera.com, "Boulder prosecutor Chris Zenisek selected for Jefferson County judgeship," December 20, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of the Colorado Governor, "Press Release: Gov. Hickenlooper appoints new District Court judge for Jefferson and Gilpin counties," December 21, 2011
- ↑ 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 4, 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
