Tamara Russell
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Tamara Russell is a judge for the First Judicial District Court of Colorado.[1] Russell was appointed to the bench by former Governor Bill Owens in September 2005 to replace retiring judge James D. Zimmerman.[2] She took her seat in October of 2005.[3]
Russell was later retained by voters in 2008 and 2014, and her six-year term was set to expire on January 11, 2021.[4] [5]
Elections
2014
Russell was retained to the First Judicial District with 69.8 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [6]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Russell be Retained. The full report is available here.
Career
Prior to taking the bench in 2005, Russell served as a chief deputy city attorney for Lakewood, Colorado for eight years.[2][7]
See also
- Colorado 1st Judicial District
- Courts in Colorado
- Colorado judicial elections, 2014
- Judicial selection in Colorado
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Judicial Branch, "1st Judicial District Judges," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Denver Post, "Briefs," September 29, 2005
- ↑ State of Colorado: Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, "Tamara Russell Judicial Performance Review," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Denver Post, "Retain Tamara S. Russell Election Results," 2008
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Unofficial Candidate List," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Denver Post, "Briefs," September 17, 2005
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
