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Stephen Groome
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Stephen A. Groome is a judge on the 11th District Court in Colorado. He was initially appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter (D) in June 2007 and won retention to a full six-year term in 2010. Groom won retention again in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Groome received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina and his law degree from the Southwestern University School of Law. Groome spent 10 years as a lawyer in California prior to moving to Colorado. For eight years of this time, he worked on the legal staff of the California Association of Realtors. He then moved to Colorado and worked as a Park County Attorney for four and a half years. He also worked as a private practice lawyer for 15 years, specializing in real estate, business, and estate law.[1]
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.
Stephen Groome was retained in the Colorado 11th Judicial District, Stephen Groome Retention Election with 60.41 percent of the vote.
| Colorado 11th Judicial District, Stephen Groome Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Stephen Groome | 60.41% | |
| 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.[2]
The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on the district court, a judge must be:[2]
- 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).
2010
- See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2010
Judge Groome was retained in 2010 with 55 percent of the vote.[3][4]
Retention recommendation
Groome was recommended for retention by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.[5]
- Read Groome's Judicial Performance Review here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Official biography of Judge Stephen A. Groome
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Official Colorado 2010 Election Results - Cumulative Report
- ↑ Custer County, Unofficial General Election Results
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, Chaffee County (dead link)
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
