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Francis Stephen Collins
Francis Stephen Collins was a judge of the Eighteenth Judicial District of Colorado. He was appointed by Governor Bill Ritter, effective February 1, 2011, and was later retained by voters in 2014.[1][2]
Elections
2014
Collins was retained to the Eighteenth Judicial District with 61.7 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Collins be Retained. The full report is available here.
Education
Collins received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law.[4]
Career
At the time of his 2011 appointment, Collins was working in private practice at the firm of Ducker, Montgomery, Lewis & Bess, P.C.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Gov. Ritter Appoints Six New Judges," December 27, 2010
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Law Week Colorado, "Ritter Confirms 2 Judge Appointments, Announces 4 More," December 27, 2010
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
