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John Wheeler (Colorado)
John L. Wheeler was a judge for the Colorado 18th Judicial District. He was appointed to the court in October of 2006 and was later retained by voters in 2014.[1] Wheeler retired from the court on January 11, 2021. [2]
Education
Wheeler graduated from Cornell University in 1972. He earned his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1982.[1]
Career
Wheeler began his legal career in 1983 as a lawyer with Pryor, Carney and Johnson in Greenwood Village, Colorado. He later joined the practice of Antonio Bates Bernard in Denver, where he worked until his judicial appointment in 2006.
Wheeler was a restaurateur in Summit County, Colorado for six years prior to attending law school.[1]
Elections
2014
Wheeler was retained to the Eighteenth Judicial District with 67.6 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Wheeler be Retained. The full report is available here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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
