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Patrick Butler
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Patrick Butler is a judge for the Twentieth Judicial District Court of Colorado. Butler was appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper in October 2011 and was later retained by voters in 2014.[1] His six-year term was set to expire on January 11, 2021.[2]
Elections
2014
Butler was retained to the Twentieth Judicial District with 74.6 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Butler be Retained. The full report is available here.
Education
Butler received a bachelor's degree from Keene State College and a J.D. from Gonzaga University.[4]
Career
- 2011-2021: Judge Colorado 20th Judicial District
- 2009-2011: Magistrate, Colorado 18th Judicial District
- 1987-2009: Attorney, Lamm & Butler
- 2005-2009: Law instructor, Kaplan College in Thornton[4]
See also
- Colorado 20th Judicial District
- Courts in Colorado
- Boulder County, Colorado
- Judges appointed by John Hickenlooper
- Colorado judicial elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Law Week Colorado, "Patrick Daniel Butler Headed to Boulder District Court Bench," September 7, 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Colorado State Judicial Branch, "Patrick Butler Bio," accessed January 13, 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
