Colorado 18th Judicial District
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The Colorado 18th Judicial District resides in Colorado. It serves Arapahoe County.[1] Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[2]
| “ | District courts are Colorado’s trial courts of general jurisdiction. They handle divorce and custody cases, civil cases, juvenile cases, probate and criminal cases.[3] | ” |
Judges
Elections
Colorado is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Colorado, click here.
- Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2025
- Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Colorado judicial elections, 2014
- Colorado judicial elections, 2012
- Colorado judicial elections, 2010
Selection method
- See also: Judicial selection in the states
- See also: Assisted appointment
There are 164 judges on the Colorado District Courts, each appointed by the governor from a list of names compiled by a nominating commission. Initial terms last at least two years, after which judges must stand for retention in a yes-no election. Subsequent terms last six years.[4]
The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on the district court, a judge must be:[4]
- a qualified elector in the district;
- licensed to practice law in state for five years; and
- under the age of 72 (retirement by 72 is mandatory).
Judicial elections in Colorado
- See also: Colorado judicial elections
Colorado is one of six states that use retention elections to determine whether judges should remain on the bench without using another type of election as an initial selection method. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.
Retention election
Judges in Colorado stand for retention at the end of each term. These elections are held during the November general election in even-numbered years. In retention elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the justice in office for another term.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Judicial Branch, "18th Judicial District - Arapahoe County," accessed May 5, 2025
- ↑ Denver DA, "Colorado's Judicial System," accessed May 10, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," archived October 2, 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
