Dana Nichols
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2007 - Present
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Dana Nichols is a judge of the Weld County Court in Colorado. She assumed office in 2007.
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Nichols was appointed to the court in 2007 by Governor Bill Ritter and was later retained by voters in 2014.[1][2]
Elections
2014
Nichols was retained to the Weld County Court, Colorado with 65.2 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Nichols be Retained. The full report is available here.
2010
Nichols was retained in 2010 with 61.06 percent of the vote.[4]
- Main article: Colorado judicial elections, 2010
Retention recommendation
Nichols was recommended for retention by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.
- Read the performance review here.
Education
Nichols earned her undergraduate degree from Colorado State University and her J.D. from the University of Colorado.[5]
Career
Prior to her judicial appointment in 2007, Nichols served for nearly 10 years as a deputy public defender in Greeley, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and the Colorado State Appellate offices. She also worked in private practice for three years with the law firm of Kennedy & Christopher, P.C.[5]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official website of Weld County
- Colorado State Judicial Branch
- Colorado Judicial Branch, "Dana Nichols Biography"
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Judicial Branch, "Weld County Judges and Staff," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ 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 5, 2014
- ↑ Weld County, "2010 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, "Honorable Dana Nichols," accessed October 3, 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
