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David Thorson
David M. Thorson was a judge for the Eleventh Judicial District Court of Colorado. He was appointed to this position in January of 2005 and was most recently retained by voters in 2014.[1] Thorson retired on January 10, 2016.[2]
Education
Thorson holds a J.D. from the University of Puget Sound Law School.[1]
Career
Thorson worked as a lawyer in Breckenridge, Colo., for 11 years, specializing in real estate, business organization and municipal law. Prior to his judicial appointment in 2006, he worked for 17 years as a deputy district attorney for the Town of Fairplay, Colo.[1]
Elections
2014
Thorson was retained to the Eleventh Judicial District with 66.0 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Thorson be Retained. The full report is available here.
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
