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Michael James Vallejos

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Michael James Vallejos

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Prior offices
Colorado 2nd Judicial District
Successor: Anita M. Schutte

Education

Bachelor's

University of Colorado, 1984

Law

University of Colorado, 1991


Michael James Vallejos was a judge of the Colorado 2nd Judicial District. He left office on July 30, 2022.

Vallejos ran for re-election for judge of the Colorado 2nd Judicial District. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.

Vallejos was appointed by Governor Bill Ritter to succeed J. Stephen Phillips, effective in December 2010.[1] He was later retained by voters in 2014, winning a six-year term that was set to expire on January 11, 2021. [2]

Biography

Education

Vallejos received his B.S. and B.A. degrees in 1984 from the University of Colorado and his J.D. from the University of Colorado in 1991.[1]

Career

Vallejos served in the Colorado State Public Defender's Office in Denver from 1991 until his appointment to the bench. Before that, he worked worked as an attorney in private practice.[1]

Elections

2020

Colorado 2nd Judicial District, Vallejos' seat

Michael James Vallejos was retained to the Colorado 2nd Judicial District on November 3, 2020 with 79.8% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
79.8
 
248,665
No
 
20.2
 
62,826
Total Votes
311,491


2014

Vallejos was retained to the Second Judicial District with 73.4 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3] 

Judicial performance evaluation

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

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Michael James Vallejos did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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