William Alderton
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William P. Alderton is a judge on the Chaffee County Court in Colorado. He was initially appointed to the office in 1990 and won retention to full four-year terms in 1994, 1998, and 2012. Alderton won retention most recently in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Alderton received an undergraduate degree from Whitman College in 1971 and a J.D. from Creighton Law School in 1974. As the Chafee County Court judgeship is a part-time office, Alderton also works as a practicing lawyer. In addition to working in full-time private practice, Alderton had served in the Cortez and Salida District Attorney's offices prior to his judicial appointment.[1]
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.
William Alderton was retained in the Chaffee County Court, William Alderton Retention Election with 72.75 percent of the vote.
| Chaffee County Court, William Alderton Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 William Alderton | 72.75% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Selection method
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.[2] Judges are initially appointed to two-year terms and then run in retention elections for four-year terms afterward.[3] 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.
2012
- See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2012
Alderton was retained in the general election on November 6, 2012, winning 72.69 percent of the vote.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, William P. Alderton
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Colorado Judicial Branch, "Judicial Nominating Commissions," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, 2012 Official General Election Results
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
