Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2016
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Fifty-eight district court judges, 36 county court judges, and three juvenile court judges were up for retention election on November 8, 2016. Judges on all three courts are initially appointed to terms of at least two years. When that initial term is up, voters get to cast "yes" or "no" votes to keep or remove them from office.
Running for retention for the sixth consecutive time, Thomas R. Ensor had the longest tenure on a district court out of the judges up for retention election in 2016. Doris E. Burd and John M. Marcucci had the longest county court tenures and both ran for their seventh retentions. While there is no limit to the number of times a judge may be retained, district court judges face mandatory retirement at age 72.
One judge, Jill-Ellyn Straus of the 17th District Court, was not retained by voters. Only 47.3 percent of voters selected "yes" on her ballot. Straus was one of two judges to receive a "do not retain" recommendation in the Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation's 2016 reviews. The other judge, Michael Schiferl of the 16th District Court, was retained with 53.8 percent "yes" votes.[1]
Colorado also held retention elections for its supreme court and court of appeals. To learn more about those elections, click here.
Elections
District courts
District 1
District 2
- ☑Karen L. Brody
- ☑Edward D. Bronfin
- ☑Ross Buchanan
- ☑Kandace Gerdes
- ☑Michael A. Martinez
- ☑Andrew McCallin
- ☑William D. Robbins
- ☑Brian Whitney
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
- ☑Emily Anderson
- ☑Katherine R. Delgado
- ☑Thomas R. Ensor
- ☑F. Michael Goodbee
- ☑Patrick T. Murphy
Jill-Ellyn Straus
District 18
- ☑Natalie Chase
- ☑Jeffrey K. Holmes
- ☑Frederick Martinez
- ☑Carlos Armando Jr.
- ☑David J. Stevens
- ☑Elizabeth Weishaupl
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
County courts
Adams
Arapahoe
Bent
Chaffee
Clear Creek
Delta
Denver
- ☑Doris E. Burd
- ☑Beth Faragher
- ☑Gary Jackson
- ☑John M. Marcucci
- ☑Nicole Rodarte
- ☑Andre Rudolph
- ☑Theresa Spahn
Dolores
Eagle
El Paso
Hinsdale
Jefferson
Lake
Larimer
Logan
Mesa
Mineral
Phillips
Rio Blanco
San Juan
Sedgwick
Summit
Juvenile court
Denver Juvenile Court
Election rules
District courts
- 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.[2]
The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on the district court, a judge must be:[2]
- 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).
County courts
Judges of the Colorado County Courts are each appointed by the governor with the help of a commission—except in Denver, Colorado, where judges are appointed by the mayor rather than the governor.[3] Judges are initially appointed to two-year terms and then run in retention elections for four-year terms afterward.[4] To serve on this court, a judge must be a qualified elector and resident of the county and licensed to practice law in the state. Some small counties only require a high school degree or equivalent but require judges to attend an institute to learn about county court duties.
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 9News, "Colorado voters fire one judge after bad review," November 11, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Colorado Judicial Branch, "Judicial Nominating Commissions," accessed June 20, 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
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