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Shannon Douglas Lyons
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Shannon Douglas Lyons is a judge on the 19th District Court in Colorado. He was initially appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) on September 16, 2013. Lyons took office on October 11, 2013, replacing Judge Daniel Maus. Lyons won retention in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Lyons received his undergraduate degree from Grinnell College and his J.D. from Capital University in 1995. He was a trial specialist at the law firm of Otis Coan & Peters. Prior to that he worked for Colorado Rural Legal Services, served as a deputy at the Colorado State Public Defender's Office, and was a founding member and managing partner at the law firm of Collins Liu & Lyons.[1][2][3]
Elections
2016
Colorado held judicial retention elections in 2016. Fifty-eight district court judges sought retention to six-year terms in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Shannon Douglas Lyons was retained in the Colorado 19th Judicial District, Shannon Douglas Lyons Retention Election with 65.10 percent of the vote.
| Colorado 19th Judicial District, Shannon Douglas Lyons Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Shannon Douglas Lyons | 65.10% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Assisted appointment
There are 164 judges on the Colorado District Courts, each appointed by the governor from a list of names compiled by a nominating commission. Initial terms last at least two years, after which judges must stand for retention in a yes-no election. Subsequent terms last six years.[4]
The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on the district court, a judge must be:[4]
- a qualified elector in the district;
- licensed to practice law in state for five years; and
- under the age of 72 (retirement by 72 is mandatory).
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Law Week Colorado, "Governor appoints district court judges," September 16, 2013
- ↑ CBA CLE Legal Connection, "Hon. Daniel Maus to Retire from Nineteenth Judicial District bench," July 2, 2013
- ↑ Martindale, "Lawyer Profile: Shannon Lyons," accessed September 18, 2103
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," archived October 2, 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
