Edward C. Moss
Edward C. Moss was a judge of the Colorado 17th Judicial District. He left office on August 15, 2020.
Moss ran for re-election for judge of the Colorado 17th Judicial District. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
He was appointed to this position in 2004.[1]
Education
Moss received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He served in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1972. He then attended Southwestern University School of Law (Los Angeles) and the Georgetown Law Center (Washington, D.C.) for his law degree.[1]
Career
Moss began his career as a judicial intern at the U.S. Supreme Court and then as a Senior Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Sherman Finesilver in Denver, Colorado. He then worked as a private practice lawyer for over 20 years, specializing in the areas of oil and gas, real estate and general commercial litigation. He also served on the Westminster City Council and as the Mayor of Westminster before his judicial appointment in 2004.[1] Moss left retirement to join Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C. as a mediator, arbitrator, and private judge for civil, business, and family law clientele in 2020.[2]
Elections
2018
Colorado 17th Judicial District, Edward Moss's seat
Edward C. Moss was retained to the Colorado 17th Judicial District on November 6, 2018 with 65.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
65.3
|
108,307 | ||
No |
34.7
|
57,476 | |||
Total Votes |
165,783 | ||||
|
|
2012
Moss was retained in the general election on November 6, winning 69.51% of the vote.[3]
- See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2012
Judicial performance evaluation
The Seventeenth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance announced its recommendations for judges up for retention in 2012. According to its website, the commission evaluates judges based on the following criteria: integrity, legal knowledge, communication skills, judicial temperament, and administrative performance.[4]
Judge Moss was recommended for retention by an unanimous vote. [5]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official biography of Judge Edward C. Moss (dead link)
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Karen Schraeder," December 27, 2024
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, 2012 Official General Election Results
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, Press Release: Judge Evaluations Available on Internet August 7 (dead link)
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, Edward Moss
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