Kimbra Killin
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Kimbra Leigh Killin is a judge on the Phillips County Court in Colorado. She was initially appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) on May 13, 2014. Killin filled the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge David O. Colver, effective May 30, 2014. She won retention in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Killin received an undergraduate degree from Regis University and a J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law. Before her appointment to the county court, Killin was a partner at the law firm of Colver, Killin & Sprague LLP in Holyoke, Colo. She has previously worked as a special county attorney for the human services departments of Phillips and Sedgwick counties.[1]
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.
Kimbra Killin was retained in the Phillips County Court, Kimbra Killin Retention Election with 85.69 percent of the vote.
| Phillips County Court, Kimbra Killin Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Kimbra Killin | 85.69% | |
| 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.[2] Judges are initially appointed to two-year terms and then run in retention elections for four-year terms afterward.[3] 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.
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Footnotes
- ↑ CBA Legal Connection, "Kimbra Killin Appointed to Phillips County Court," May 14, 2014
- ↑ 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
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
