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Karen A. Romeo
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Karen Ann Romeo is a judge on the 5th District Court in Colorado. She was initally appointed to this position in 2008 by Gov. Bill Ritter (D) and won retention to a full six-year term in 2010. Romeo won retention again in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Romeo, a Colorado native, graduated from the University of Colorado and received her law degree from the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in Michigan. She began her career as a law clerk for Judge Perricone of Jefferson County. In 1997, she joined the District Attorney's Office of the 5th Judicial District, where she eventually became a chief deputy and an assistant district attorney.[1]
Elections
2016
Colorado held judicial retention elections in 2016. Fifty-eight district court judges sought retention to six-year terms in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Karen A. Romeo was retained in the Colorado 5th Judicial District, Karen A. Romeo Retention Election with 76.99 percent of the vote.
| Colorado 5th Judicial District, Karen A. Romeo Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Karen A. Romeo | 76.99% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2010
Romeo was retained with 73.31 percent of the vote in 2010.[2][3]
Retention recommendation
Romeo was recommended for retention by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.[4]
- Read Romeo's Judicial Performance Review here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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
