Sandra K. Miller
Sandra K. Miller was a judge on the Delta County Court in Colorado. She was initially appointed to the court in March 2001 and won retention to full four-year terms in 2004, 2008, and 2012. Miller won retention most recently in the general election on November 8, 2016. Miller retired from the court on August 4, 2017.[1]
Biography
Miller received her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1987. She has worked in private practice and served as chief deputy district attorney in the Seventh Judicial District.[2]
Awards
- 2011 Judicial Officer of the Year, Colorado Judicial Branch[3]
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.
Sandra K. Miller was retained in the Delta County Court, Sandra K. Miller Retention Election with 72.02 percent of the vote.
| Delta County Court, Sandra K. Miller Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Sandra K. Miller | 72.02% | |
| 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.[4] Judges are initially appointed to two-year terms and then run in retention elections for four-year terms afterward.[5] 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
Miller was retained in the general election on November 6, 2012, winning 76.07 percent of the vote.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Daily Sentinel, "Hickenlooper appoints new Delta County judge," June 21, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, Sandra K. Miller
- ↑ Delta County Independent, "Judge Sandra Millers wins judicial branch award," June 13, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 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
