Colorado 2nd Judicial District

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The Colorado 2nd Judicial District resides in Colorado. It serves Denver County. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

District courts are Colorado’s trial courts of general jurisdiction. They handle divorce and custody cases, civil cases, juvenile cases, probate and criminal cases.[2]

Judges


Office Name Party Date assumed office
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Lisa Arnolds Nonpartisan January 1, 2020
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Mark T. Bailey October 5, 2022
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Christopher Baumann Nonpartisan December 31, 2017
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Nikea Bland Nonpartisan January 1, 2020
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Karen L. Brody Nonpartisan April 18, 2014
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Jill Deborah Dorancy Nonpartisan 2020
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Martin F. Egelhoff Nonpartisan
Colorado 2nd Judicial District John E. Elliff Nonpartisan
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Ericka F. H. Englert Nonpartisan July 1, 2019
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Adam Espinosa Nonpartisan July 3, 2021
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Kandace Gerdes Nonpartisan
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Jay Grant Nonpartisan 2016
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Eric Johnson Nonpartisan March 22, 2019
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Alan B. Jones Nonpartisan
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Andrew J. Luxen January 10, 2023
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Andrew McCallin Nonpartisan
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Marie A. Moses Nonpartisan May 1, 2021
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Alex C. Myers Nonpartisan January 15, 2021
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Anita M. Schutte Nonpartisan July 30, 2022
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Stephanie Scoville Nonpartisan October 15, 2021
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Darryl Shockley Nonpartisan December 31, 2018
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Demetria E. Trujillo Nonpartisan September 1, 2022
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Sarah B. Wallace January 10, 2023
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Vacant
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Vacant
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Vacant
Colorado 2nd Judicial District Vacant


Elections

Colorado is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Colorado, click here.

Selection method

See also: Judicial selection in the states
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).

Judicial elections in Colorado

See also: Colorado judicial elections

Colorado is one of six states that use retention elections to determine whether judges should remain on the bench without using another type of election as an initial selection method. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

Retention election

Judges in Colorado stand for retention at the end of each term. These elections are held during the November general election in even-numbered years. In retention elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the justice in office for another term.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Denver DA, "Colorado's Judicial System," accessed May 10, 2023
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," archived October 2, 2014