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Samorreyan V. Burney

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Samorreyan V. Burney

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El Paso County Court
Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

5

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Appointed

April 21, 2020

Samorreyan V. Burney is a judge of the El Paso County Court in Colorado. She assumed office on June 1, 2020. Her current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Burney ran for re-election for judge of the El Paso County Court in Colorado. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.

Governor Jared Polis (D) appointed Burney on April 21, 2020, to replace Judge Lawrence Martin.[1] She assumed office on June 1, 2020.[1]

Education

Burney received her B.S. in 1998 from the University of Denver. She earned her J.D. in 2001 from California Western School of Law.[1]

Career

  • 2020 - Present: Judge, El Paso County Court, Colorado
  • 2017-2020: Senior Deputy District Attorney, 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office
  • 2003-2017: Deputy District Attorney, 4th Judicial District[1]

Elections

2022

See also:  Municipal elections in El Paso County, Colorado (2022)

El Paso County Court

Samorreyan V. Burney was retained to the El Paso County Court on November 8, 2022 with 69.3% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
69.3
 
152,266
No
 
30.7
 
67,388
Total Votes
219,654


Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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