David A. Bottger
David A. Bottger was a judge of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court in Colorado. Bottger was appointed in 1987 and was most recently retained by voters in 2014.[1] Bottger was appointed chief judge of the court on October 1, 2005.[1] He retired from the court on August 12, 2016.[2]
Education
Bottger received his law degree from the Notre Dame University School of Law and was admitted to practice in 1976.[1]
Career
Bottger began his career as a law clerk for the Colorado Supreme Court. One year later, he entered private practice in Denver. He moved to Grand Junction in 1983 and later that year was appointed magistrate of Mesa County. He worked as a magistrate until his district court appointment in 1987.[1]
Awards and associations
- 2010: Judicial Officer of the Year award, Colorado Judicial Department[3]
Elections
2014
Bottger was retained to the Twenty-First Judicial District with 67.4 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [4]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Bottger be Retained. The full report is available here.
See also
External links
- Colorado Judicial Branch, "21st Judicial District"
- Colorado Courts, "Press Release: 21st Judicial District judge wins Judicial Department Award," March 25, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Colorado Judicial Branch, "David A. Bottger," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ The Daily Sentinel, "District Judge Bottger to retire in August," April 15, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Courts, "Press Release: 21st Judicial District judge wins Judicial Department Award," March 25, 2011
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Unofficial Candidate List," accessed September 4, 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
