Theresa Spahn

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Theresa Spahn

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Nonpartisan

Denver County Court

Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

11

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Appointed

2014

Theresa Spahn is a judge of the Denver County Court in Colorado. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on January 9, 2029.

Spahn ran for re-election for judge of the Denver County Court in Colorado. She won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also:  City elections in Denver, Colorado (2024)

Denver County Court

Theresa Spahn was retained to the Denver County Court on November 5, 2024 with 77.9% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	77.9	191,542
			No	22.1	54,219
			Total Votes		245,761

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It has been certified. Source

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Spahn in this election.

2020

Denver County Court, Spahn's seat

Theresa Spahn was retained to the Denver County Court on November 3, 2020 with 81.1% of the vote.

			Retention  Vote	%	Votes
		✔	Yes	81.1	245,061
			No	18.9	57,007
			Total Votes		302,068

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It has been certified. Source

2016

See also: Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Colorado held judicial retention elections in 2016. Thirty-six county court judges sought retention to four-year terms in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Theresa Spahn was retained in the Denver County Court, Theresa Spahn Retention Election with 78.83 percent of the vote.

Denver County Court, Theresa Spahn Retention Election, 2016
Name	Yes votes
Theresa Spahn	78.83%
Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016

Selection method

See also: Commission-selection, political appointment method of judicial selection

Judges of the Colorado County Courts are each appointed by the governor with the help of a commission—except in Denver, Colorado, where judges are appointed by the mayor rather than the governor. Judges are initially appointed to two-year terms and then run in retention elections for four-year terms afterward. To serve on this court, a judge must be a qualified elector and resident of the county and licensed to practice law in the state. Some small counties only require a high school degree or equivalent but require judges to attend an institute to learn about county court duties.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Theresa Spahn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

Colorado courts

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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