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Norma A. Sierra
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Norma A. Sierra is a judge on the Twentieth Judicial District Court in Colorado. She was appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper (D) on July 16, 2015, to replace Judge Dolores Mallard. Her term expires in 2018.[1] She was previously a judge on the Boulder County Court from 2011 to 2015.[2]
Education
Sierra received her B.B.A. from the University of Texas in 1984 and her J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987.[2]
Career
- 2015-Present: Judge, Twentieth Judicial District Court
- Appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on July 16, 2015, to replace Dolores Mallard.
- 2011-2015: Judge, Boulder County Court
- Appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter in 2010 to replace Carolyn Hoye Enichen.
Sierra was the chief deputy district attorney and family court facilitator in the Colorado 1st Judicial District prior to her appointment to the bench in 2010. From 1996 to 2000, she was a solo practitioner. Earlier in her career she was a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice from 1990 to 1993.[2]
Elections
2014
Sierra was retained to the Boulder County Court, Colorado with 76.2 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Sierra be Retained. The full report is available here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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
