Joshua B. Lehman
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Joshua B. Lehman is a judge on the Larimer County Court in Colorado. He was initially appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) in April 2014 to fill the vacancy created by Judge Robert A. Rand's resignation. Lehman won retention in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Lehman received a bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming in 1998 and a J.D. from Wyoming College of Law in 2001. Prior to his judicial appointment, Lehman was a deputy district attorney in the Colorado 8th Judicial District, where he dealt with criminal law, especially adult felony-level crimes. Before that, he practiced employment law at John P. DiFalco & Associates as an associate attorney.[1]
Elections
2016
Colorado held judicial retention elections in 2016. Thirty-six county court judges sought retention to four-year terms in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Joshua B. Lehman was retained in the Larimer County Court, Joshua B. Lehman Retention Election with 74.76 percent of the vote.
| Larimer County Court, Joshua B. Lehman Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Joshua B. Lehman | 74.76% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Selection method
Judges of the Colorado County Courts are each appointed by the governor with the help of a commission—except in Denver, Colorado, where judges are appointed by the mayor rather than the governor.[2] Judges are initially appointed to two-year terms and then run in retention elections for four-year terms afterward.[3] To serve on this court, a judge must be a qualified elector and resident of the county and licensed to practice law in the state. Some small counties only require a high school degree or equivalent but require judges to attend an institute to learn about county court duties.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Reporter Herald, "Deputy DA appointed to serve as Larimer County court judge," April 15, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Colorado Judicial Branch, "Judicial Nominating Commissions," accessed June 20, 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
