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Michael A. Gonzales
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Michael Gonzales is a judge on the Twelfth Judicial District Court in Colorado. He was appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper in September 2011 and was retained by voters in 2014.[1] His six-year term was set to expire on January 11, 2021.[2]
Elections
2014
Gonzales was retained to the Twelfth Judicial District with 72.0 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Gonzalez be Retained. The full report is available here.
2010
- Main article: Colorado judicial elections, 2010
Judge Gonzales was retained to the Alamosa County Court in 2010 with 72.6% of the vote.[4]
Retention recommendation
Gonzales was recommended for retention by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.[5]
- Read Gonzales' Judicial Performance Review here.
Education
Gonzales received his undergraduate degree from Creighton University and his J.D. from the University of Colorado.[1]
Career
From 2007 until his judicial appointment in 2011, Gonzales was a judge on the Alamosa County Court. He also spent six years as chief deputy district attorney for the Twelfth Judicial District.[1]
See also
- Colorado 12th Judicial District
- Courts in Colorado
- Colorado judicial elections, 2014
- News: Twelfth District Court appointment leaves vacancy in Alamosa County
- Alamosa County, Colorado
External links
- Colorado Judicial Branch
- Official Alamosa County
- Office of the Colorado Governor, "Press Release: Gov. Hickenlooper appoints new district judge in 12th Judicial District," September 9, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of the Colorado Governor, Press "Release: Gov. Hickenlooper appoints new district judge in 12th Judicial District," September 9, 2011
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Unofficial Candidate List," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Alamosa County, "Unofficial Final General Election Results," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, "Alamosa County," accessed September 5, 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
