Katharine T. Sullivan
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Katharine T. Sullivan is a judge on the Eagle County Court in Colorado. She was initially appointed in September 2006 and won retention to full four-year terms in 2008 and 2012. Sullivan won retention most recently in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Sullivan received an undergraduate degree from Syracuse University and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School. Prior to her judicial appointment, she had worked as an assistant attorney general in New York, a deputy district attorney in the Colorado 9th Judicial District, and an attorney in private practice.[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.
Katharine T. Sullivan was retained in the Eagle County Court, Katharine T. Sullivan Retention Election with 73.18 percent of the vote.
| Eagle County Court, Katharine T. Sullivan Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Katharine T. Sullivan | 73.18% | |
| 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.
2012
- See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2012
Sullivan was retained in the general election on November 6, 2012, winning 77.80 percent of the vote.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, Katharine T. Sullivan
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, 2012 Official General Election Results
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
