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Jeffrey K. Holmes
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2029
Jeffrey K. Holmes is a judge of the Colorado 18th Judicial District. His current term ends on January 12, 2029.
Holmes ran for re-election for judge of the Colorado 18th Judicial District. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Holmes was initially appointed in June 2007 and won retention to a full six-year term in 2010. Holmes won retention again in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Prior to his elevation to the district court, Holmes was a magistrate in the 18th District.
Biography
Holmes received his undergraduate degree from the Southern Methodist University and his J.D. from the University of Texas. He previously worked in private practice.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Arapahoe County, Colorado (2022)
Colorado 18th Judicial District
Jeffrey K. Holmes was retained to the Colorado 18th Judicial District on November 8, 2022 with 67.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
67.6
|
239,902 | ||
No |
32.4
|
115,000 | |||
Total Votes |
354,902 | ||||
|
|
2016
Colorado held judicial retention elections in 2016. Fifty-eight district court judges sought retention to six-year terms in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Jeffrey K. Holmes was retained in the Colorado 18th Judicial District, Jeffrey K. Holmes Retention Election with 72.57 percent of the vote.
| Colorado 18th Judicial District, Jeffrey K. Holmes Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Jeffrey K. Holmes | 72.57% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Assisted appointment
There are 164 judges on the Colorado District Courts, each appointed by the governor from a list of names compiled by a nominating commission. Initial terms last at least two years, after which judges must stand for retention in a yes-no election. Subsequent terms last six years.[2]
The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on the district court, a judge must be:[2]
- a qualified elector in the district;
- licensed to practice law in state for five years; and
- under the age of 72 (retirement by 72 is mandatory).
2010
- See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2010
Holmes was retained with 64.53 percent of the vote in 2010.[3][4]
Retention recommendation
Holmes was recommended for retention in 2010 by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.[5]
- Read Holmes' Judicial Performance Review here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeffrey K. Holmes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Jeffrey Holmes judicial performance evaluation
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Official Colorado 2010 Election Results - Cumulative Report
- ↑ Law Week Colorado, Judicial Retention: Sheet1
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, Arapahoe County
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