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Colorado intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
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The terms of two Colorado Court of Appeals justices expired on January 11, 2021. The two seats were up for retention election on November 3, 2020. A full term on the court is eight years.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Colorado did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and results
Welling's seat
Colorado Court of Appeals, Craig Welling's seat
Craig Welling was retained to the Colorado Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 70.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
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Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
70.1
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1,851,221 | ||
No |
29.9
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790,433 | |||
Total Votes |
2,641,654 | ||||
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Tow's seat
Colorado Court of Appeals, Ted Tow's seat
Ted C. Tow was retained to the Colorado Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 70.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
70.8
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1,874,266 | ||
No |
29.2
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773,266 | |||
Total Votes |
2,647,532 | ||||
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Past elections
2018
Candidates and results
Dailey's seat
General election candidates
- John Daniel Dailey (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Richman's seat
General election candidates
- David Richman (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Harris' seat
General election candidates
- Elizabeth Harris (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Freyre's seat
General election candidates
- Rebecca Rankin Freyre (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Did not file for retention
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2016
Karen M. Ashby was retained in the Colorado Court of Appeals, Ashby's seat election with 69.25% of the vote.
Michael Berger was retained in the Colorado Court of Appeals, Berger's seat election with 68.91% of the vote.
Steve Bernard was retained in the Colorado Court of Appeals, Bernard's seat election with 63.35% of the vote.
Stephanie Erin Dunn was retained in the Colorado Court of Appeals, Dunn's seat election with 71.10% of the vote.
David Furman was retained in the Colorado Court of Appeals, Furman's seat election with 70.45% of the vote.
Robert Hawthorne was retained in the Colorado Court of Appeals, Hawthorne's seat election with 70.63% of the vote.
Jerry N. Jones was retained in the Colorado Court of Appeals, Jones' seat election with 60.87% of the vote.
Anthony Navarro was retained in the Colorado Court of Appeals, Navarro's seat election with 65.52% of the vote.
Gilbert Roman was retained in the Colorado Court of Appeals, Roman's seat election with 71.04% of the vote.
Diana Terry was retained in the Colorado Court of Appeals, Terry's seat election with 67.06% of the vote.
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Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Colorado
Colorado Court of Appeals judges are 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 yes-no elections. Subsequent terms last eight years.[1]
The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- a qualified elector in Colorado
- licensed to practice law in Colorado for five years
- under the age of 72 (retirement by 72 is mandatory)[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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
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