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David S. Westfall
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David S. Westfall is a judge for the Seventh Judicial District Court in Colorado. He was appointed to the court on September 5, 2014, by Lieutenant Governor Joe Garcia on behalf of Governor John Hickenlooper.[1] Westfall assumed office on January 13, 2015.[2] He will serve an initial term of two years and then must run in the next retention election.[3]
Elections
2014
Westfall was retained to the Ouray County Court, Colorado with 82.4 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [4]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Westfall be retained. The full report is available here.
2010
Westfall was retained to the Ouray County Court in 2010 with 77.43 percent of the vote.[5]
- Main article: Colorado judicial elections, 2010
Retention recommendation
Westfall was recommended for retention by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.
- Read the performance review here.
Education
Westfall earned his undergraduate degree from Colorado State University in 1973 and his J.D. degree from the Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1978.[1]
Career
From 2000 until he assumed the bench on the Seventh Judicial District Court in January 2015, Westfall served as a judge for the Ouray County Court.[6][7] He also previously was an owner and attorney for both Attorneys Title Agency, Inc. and for KURA FM Radio, worked as an attorney at the Westfall Law Office, and was the owner of Westfall Construction Company.[1]
See also
External links
- Colorado Judicial Branch, "7th Judicial District"
- Official website of Ouray County
- Colorado State Judicial Branch
- Colorado Judicial Branch, "David S. Westfall Biography"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Colorado.gov: Office of Governor John Hickenlooper, "Lt. Gov. Garcia appoints two district court judges in 7th Judicial District," September 5, 2014
- ↑ CBA CLE Legal Connection, "Steven Schultz and David Westfall Appointed to Seventh Judicial District Court," September 8, 2014
- ↑ Delta County Independent, "Hotchkiss attorney appointed district judge," September 11, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Unofficial Candidate List," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official Colorado 2010 Election Results - Cumulative Report," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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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
