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Peter Michaelson
Peter Michaelson was a judge of the Colorado 18th Judicial District. He assumed office in 2015. He left office in 2023.
Michaelson ran for re-election for judge of the Colorado 18th Judicial District. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
Colorado 18th Judicial District, Peter F. Michaelson's seat
Peter Michaelson was retained to the Colorado 18th Judicial District on November 6, 2018 with 71.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
71.3
|
254,488 | ||
No |
28.7
|
102,522 | |||
Total Votes |
357,010 | ||||
|
|
2014
Michaelson was retained to the Custer County Court, Colorado with 70.6 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [1]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Michaelson be Retained. The full report is available here.
2010
- Main article: Colorado judicial elections, 2010
Judge Michaelson was retained in 2010 with 69% of the vote.[2]
Retention recommendation
Michaelson was recommended for retention by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.
- Read the performance review here.
Education
Michaelson earned his undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1979 and his J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law in 1982.[3]
Career
At the time of Michaelson's judicial appointment in 2003, he was an attorney in private practice. He still works as an attorney, as he only serves part-time as a judge.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Unofficial Candidate List," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ Custer County, "Unofficial General Election Results," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, "Honorable Peter F. Michaelson," accessed October 7, 2024
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