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Valerie V. Haynes

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Valerie V. Haynes was a judge on the Pueblo County Court in Colorado. She was appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper in June 2011 and was retained by voters in 2014.[1] She retired from the court on August 17, 2018 to accept a job as legal counsel for the Social Security Administration.[2]
Elections
2014
Haynes was retained to the Pueblo County Court, Colorado with 62.9 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluations
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Haynes should Not Be Retained. The full report is available here.
Education
Haynes received her undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1985 and her J.D. from the University of Denver in 1995.[1]
Career
- 2011-2018: Judge, Pueblo County Court
- 2004-2011: Assistant county attorney, Pueblo County
- 2000-2004: Attorney, private practice
- 1998-2000: Deputy district attorney, Colorado 10th Judicial District
- 1997-1998: Deputy district attorney, Colorado 4th Judicial District
- 1996-1997: Deputy district attorney, Colorado 13th Judicial District[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Law Week Colorado, "Valerie Haynes Named to Pueblo County Bench," June 29, 2011
- ↑ The Pueblo Chieftain, "Judge leaving Pueblo County Court bench in August," accessed July 11, 2022
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Unofficial Candidate List," accessed September 5, 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