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'''Judith LaBuda''' was a judge on the [[Colorado 20th Judicial District|Twentieth Judicial District]] in [[Colorado]]. LaBuda was appointed by Governor [[John Hickenlooper]] in May 2012 to succeed [[James C. Klein (Colorado)|James C. Klein]].<ref name=appoint>[http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_20654147/judith-labuda-appointed-new-boulder-county-district-judge ''DailyCamera'', "Judith LaBuda appointed new Boulder County district judge," May 18, 2012]</ref> She was later [[retention election|retained]] by voters in 2014, winning a six-year term that {{Greener|start=1/11/2021 9:00pm CST|before=is set to expire|after=was set to expire}} on January 11, 2021.{{Resultsref2014|State=Colorado}}<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> La Buda was retained again in November 2020 and retired from the court on May 18, 2021.<ref>[https://apaba-colorado.org/resources/Documents/JD20%20-%20LaBuda%20vacancy%20FINAL.pdf ''Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado'', "Twentieth Judicial District announces District Court vacancy," accessed June 22, 2022]</ref>
'''Judith LaBuda''' was a judge on the [[Colorado 20th Judicial District|Twentieth Judicial District]] in [[Colorado]]. LaBuda was appointed by Governor [[John Hickenlooper]] in May 2012 to succeed [[James C. Klein (Colorado)|James C. Klein]].<ref name=appoint>[http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_20654147/judith-labuda-appointed-new-boulder-county-district-judge ''DailyCamera'', "Judith LaBuda appointed new Boulder County district judge," May 18, 2012]</ref> She was later [[retention election|retained]] by voters in 2014, winning a six-year term that {{Greener|start=1/11/2021 9:00pm CST|before=is set to expire|after=was set to expire}} on January 11, 2021.{{Resultsref2014|State=Colorado}}<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> La Buda was retained again in November 2020 and retired from the court on May 18, 2021.<ref>[https://apaba-colorado.org/resources/Documents/JD20%20-%20LaBuda%20vacancy%20FINAL.pdf ''Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado'', "Twentieth Judicial District announces District Court vacancy," accessed June 22, 2022]</ref>

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Judith LaBuda
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Prior offices:
Colorado 20th Judicial District
Year left office: 2021

Education
Bachelor's
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Law
University of Colorado School of Law
Graduate
University of Wisconsin, Madison


Judith LaBuda was a judge on the Twentieth Judicial District in Colorado. LaBuda was appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper in May 2012 to succeed James C. Klein.[1] She was later retained by voters in 2014, winning a six-year term that was set to expire on January 11, 2021. [2] La Buda was retained again in November 2020 and retired from the court on May 18, 2021.[3]

Elections

2014

LaBuda was retained to the Twentieth Judicial District with 71.1 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [4] 

Judicial performance evaluation

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

Education

LaBuda received her undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School.[1]

Career

Before her judicial appointment in 2012, LaBuda served as senior assistant attorney general at the Colorado Attorney General's Office.[1]

See also

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