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Nicole Rodarte
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2029
Nicole Rodarte is a judge of the Denver County Court in Colorado. Her current term ends on January 9, 2029.
Rodarte ran for re-election for judge of the Denver County Court in Colorado. She won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Rodarte received a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado at Denver in 1994 and a J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law at Boulder in 1998. She began her legal career as a deputy public defender for the Colorado State Public Defender’s Office from 1998 to 2004. She spent the next three years as a sole practitioner. In 2004, she began working as a criminal defense attorney at Alternative Defense Counsel, and in 2006, she took on the same role at the Criminal Justice Act Panel. She continued in both positions in addition to becoming a partner in the firm of Nicole Rodarte & Dana Casper in 2007.[1]
Awards and associations
- 2009-2010: Board member, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
- Public policy committee member, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association
- Member, Judicial Committee for the Colorado Women’s Bar Association[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Denver, Colorado (2024)
Denver County Court
Nicole Rodarte was retained to the Denver County Court on November 5, 2024 with 77.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
77.4
|
190,391 | ||
No |
22.6
|
55,719 | |||
Total Votes |
246,110 | ||||
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|
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rodarte in this election.
2020
Denver County Court, Rodarte's seat
Nicole Rodarte was retained to the Denver County Court on November 3, 2020 with 81.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
81.1
|
245,738 | ||
No |
18.9
|
57,313 | |||
Total Votes |
303,051 | ||||
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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.
Nicole Rodarte was retained in the Denver County Court, Nicole Rodarte Retention Election with 79.78 percent of the vote.
| Denver County Court, Nicole Rodarte Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Nicole Rodarte | 79.78% | |
| 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.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nicole Rodarte did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Nicole Rodarte did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Denver County Court, "Honorable Nicole Rodarte bio," accessed April 29, 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
