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Elizabeth Leith
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2011 - Present
2027
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Elizabeth Leith is a judge of the Denver Probate Court in Colorado. She assumed office in 2011. Her current term ends in 2027.
Leith ran for re-election for judge of the Denver Probate Court in Colorado. She won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Leith was appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper in June 2011, succeeding C. Jean Stewart, and was retained by voters in 2014 and 2020.[1] [2]
Biography
Education
Leith received her undergraduate degree from Metropolitan State College of Denver in 1982 and her J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law in 1988.[1]
Career
- 2011-Present: Judge, Denver Probate Court
- 1999-2011: Magistrate, Second Judicial District
- 1991-1998: Assistant city attorney, CIty of Denver Human Services Section
- 1989-1991: Deputy district attorney, Child Enforcement District, Fourth Judicial District
- 1988-1989: Attorney in private practice[1]
Elections
2020
Denver Probate Court, Leith's seat
Elizabeth Leith was retained to the Denver Probate Court on November 3, 2020 with 83.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
83.2
|
259,805 | ||
No |
16.8
|
52,501 | |||
Total Votes |
312,306 | ||||
|
|
2014
Leith was retained to the Denver Probate Court with 74.9 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Leith be Retained. The full report is available here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Elizabeth Leith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Law Week Colorado, "Hickenlooper Picks Elizabeth Leith As Probate Judge," June 1, 2011
- ↑ 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 4, 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
