Eric Bentley

Eric Bentley

Colorado 4th Judicial District

Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

9

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Appointed

September 16, 2016

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Berkeley

Law

Yale University

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Eric Bentley is a judge of the Colorado 4th Judicial District. He assumed office on October 1, 2016. His current term ends on January 14, 2031.

Bentley ran for re-election for judge of the Colorado 4th Judicial District. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

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Bentley earned an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. from Yale University.

As of his appointment in 2016, Bentley was a partner with the law firm Flynn, Wright & Bentley. His professional experience also includes work as a partner with the firm Holme, Roberts & Owen, a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice Organized Crime & Racketeering Section, and an assistant U.S. attorney. He has also served as a law clerk for Judge James Oakes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Judge Leonard Sand of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Elections

2024

See also:  Municipal elections in El Paso County, Colorado (2024)

Colorado 4th Judicial District

Eric Bentley was retained to the Colorado 4th Judicial District on November 5, 2024 with 61.4% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	61.4	187,134
			No	38.6	117,720
			Total Votes		304,854

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bentley in this election.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Colorado (2018)

Colorado 4th Judicial District, Eric Bentley's seat

Eric Bentley was retained to the Colorado 4th Judicial District on November 6, 2018 with 69.0% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	69.0	165,467
			No	31.0	74,482
			Total Votes		239,949

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Campaign themes

2024

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Footnotes

Colorado courts

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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:

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State resources:

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