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J. Steven Patrick
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J. Steven Patrick is the chief judge for the Seventh Judicial District Court of Colorado. He was appointed to this position in January of 1993 and was most recently retained by voters in 2014.[1] His six-year term was set to expire on January 11, 2021.[2]
Elections
2014
Patrick was retained to the Seventh Judicial District with 60.9 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Patrick be Retained. The full report is available here.
Education
Patrick received his undergraduate degree from Simpson College and his J.D. from Yale University.[4]
Career
Prior to his judicial appointment in 1993, Patrick served as a Gunnison County judge and as a municipal judge for the towns of Gunnison, Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte.[1]
See also
- Colorado 7th Judicial District
- Courts in Colorado
- Colorado judicial elections, 2014
- Colorado district courts
- Colorado 7th Judicial District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Colorado Judicial Branch, "J. Steven Patrick," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Martindale.com, "J. Steven Patrick - Judge Profile," accessed September 8, 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
