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'''Thomas R. French''' is a judge on the [[Colorado 8th Judicial District|Eighth Judicial District]] in [[Colorado]]. He was appointed by Governor {{BP|Bill Ritter}}, effective [[c2011#January|January 1, 2011]], and was [[retention election|retained]] by voters in 2014.<ref name=pr>[http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=GovRitter%2FGOVRLayout&cid=1251584835058&pagename=GOVRWrapper ''Office of the Governor'', "Press Release: Names 4 New Judges to County, District Courts," November 29, 2010]</ref>{{Resultsref2014|State=Colorado}}  His six-year term {{Greener|start=1/11/2021 9:00pm CST|before=is set to expire|after=was set to expire}} on January 11, 2021.<ref name=selectionpage>[http://judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/selection_of_judges.cfm?state=CO ''National Center for State Courts'', "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," accessed July 13, 2015]</ref>
'''Thomas R. French''' is a judge on the [[Colorado 8th Judicial District|Eighth Judicial District]] in [[Colorado]]. He was appointed by Governor {{BP|Bill Ritter}}, effective [[c2011#January|January 1, 2011]], and was [[retention election|retained]] by voters in 2014.<ref name=pr>[http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=GovRitter%2FGOVRLayout&cid=1251584835058&pagename=GOVRWrapper ''Office of the Governor'', "Press Release: Names 4 New Judges to County, District Courts," November 29, 2010]</ref>{{Resultsref2014|State=Colorado}}  His six-year term {{Greener|start=1/11/2021 9:00pm CST|before=is set to expire|after=was set to expire}} on January 11, 2021.<ref name=selectionpage>[http://judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/selection_of_judges.cfm?state=CO ''National Center for State Courts'', "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," accessed July 13, 2015]</ref>

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Thomas R. French
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Colorado 8th Judicial District
Tenure
Present officeholder

Education
Bachelor's
Colorado State University, 1971
Law
University of Colorado School of Law, 1977


Thomas R. French is a judge on the Eighth Judicial District in Colorado. He was appointed by Governor Bill Ritter, effective January 1, 2011, and was retained by voters in 2014.[1]  His six-year term was set to expire on January 11, 2021.[2]

Elections

2014

French was retained to the Eighth Judicial District with 72.1 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3] 

Judicial performance evaluation

The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge French be Retained. The full report is available here.

Education

French received his undergraduate degree from Colorado State University in 1971 and his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1977.[1]

Career

Prior to his judicial appointment in 2011, French worked as an attorney in private practice.[1]

See also

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