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Johnny C. Barajas

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Johnny C. Barajas
Prior offices:
Denver County Court
Years in office: 2003 - 2020
Successor: James Zobel (Nonpartisan)

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 6, 2018
Education
Bachelor's
Colorado State University, 1981
Law
University of Denver, 1984

Johnny C. Barajas was a judge of the Denver County Court in Colorado. He assumed office in 2003. He left office in 2020.

Barajas ran for re-election for judge of the Denver County Court in Colorado. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Denver, Colorado (2018)

Denver County Court, Johnny C. Barajas's seat

Johnny C. Barajas was retained to the Denver County Court on November 6, 2018 with 77.5% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
77.5
 
178,795
No
 
22.5
 
52,034
Total Votes
230,829

2014

Barajas was retained to the Denver County Court, Colorado with 73.8 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [1] 

Judicial performance evaluation

The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Barajas be Retained. The full report is available here.

2010

Barajas was retained in 2010 with 72.14% of the vote.[2]

Main article: Colorado judicial elections, 2010

Retention recommendation

Barajas was recommended for retention by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.

  • Read the performance review here.

Education

Barajas earned his undergraduate degree from Colorado State University in 1981 and his J.D. from the University of Denver in 1984.[3]

Career

Prior to his judicial appointment in 2003, Barajas was a district court magistrate in Adams County. He also worked as an attorney for various private law firms and for the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Denver.[3]

See also

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Footnotes