Ryan J. Stuart
2019 - Present
2029
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Ryan J. Stuart is a judge of the Colorado 18th Judicial District. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 12, 2029.
Stuart ran for re-election for judge of the Colorado 18th Judicial District. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
He was appointed to the court on December 17, 2018, by then-Governor John Hickenlooper (D) to replace Phillip Douglass.
Education
Stuart received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University, a master's in education from Harvard University, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.[1]
Career
Prior to becoming a district court judge, Stuart was the Division A judge for the Jefferson County Court upon his 2012 appointment. Before that, Stuart was a district court magistrate for the 1st Judicial District. He has also served as a deputy district attorney in the same district, and an associate at Davis Graham & Stubbs and Brownstein Hyatt & Farber.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Arapahoe County, Colorado (2022)
Colorado 18th Judicial District
Ryan J. Stuart was retained to the Colorado 18th Judicial District on November 8, 2022 with 70.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
✔ | Yes |
70.9
|
250,904 | ||
No |
29.1
|
103,193 | |||
Total Votes |
354,097 |
|
2014
Stuart was retained to the Jefferson County Court, Colorado with 68.2 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [2]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Stuart be Retained. The full report is available here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ryan J. Stuart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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