Mark Duncan Thompson
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Mark Duncan Thompson is a judge on the Fifth District Court in Colorado. Thompson was appointed by Governor Bill Ritter in September 2010 to succeed W. Terry Ruckriegle.[1][2] He was later retained by voters in 2014, winning a six-year term that was set to expire on January 11, 2021. [3]
Elections
2014
Thompson was retained to the Fifth Judicial District with 77.5 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [4]
Judicial performance evaluation
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Thompson be Retained. The full report is available here.
Education
Thompson received his undergraduate degree from Bates College in 1989 and his J.D. from the University of Denver in 1992. He is married and has one son.[1][2]
Career
Thompson began his career as an associate with the law firm of Feder, Morris, Tamblyn & Goldstein. He then joined the firm of French, West & Brown, where he became a partner in 1999. Immediately prior to joining the court, Thompson was a shareholder with the firm West, Brown, Huntley and Thompson.[1][2]
See also
External links
- Colorado Judicial Branch, "5th Judicial District," accessed September 8, 2014
- Office of the Governor, "Press Release: Appoints Four New Judges," September 1, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of the Governor, "Press Release: Appoints Four New Judges," September 1, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Colorado Judicial Branch, "Mark D. Thompson," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ 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
