Samuel S. Vigil
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Samuel Scott Vigil is a judge on the 16th District Court in Colorado. He was appointed to the district court on June 10, 2022, officially joining on July 2, 2022. He was appointed by Gov. Jared Polis (D) to replace Michael Schiferl.[1]
Prior to being appointed to the district court, Vigil was a judge on the Bent County Court in Colorado. He was initially appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) to replace Judge Mark MacDonnell, who had been elevated to the state's 16th District Court. Vigil took office on February 25, 2013, and won retention in the general election on November 8, 2016.[2][3]
Biography
Vigil received an undergraduate degree from the University of New Mexico and a J.D. from Tulane University Law School. Immediately prior to taking the bench, Vigil worked as the deputy district attorney for the Colorado 16th Judicial District.[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.
Samuel S. Vigil was retained in the Bent County Court, Samuel S. Vigil Retention Election with 69.18 percent of the vote.
| Bent County Court, Samuel S. Vigil Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Samuel S. Vigil | 69.18% | |
| 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.
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Law Week Colorado, "Gov. Polis Appoints Samuel Vigil to the 16th Judicial District Court," accessed July 25, 2022
- ↑ Bent County Attorney Named Part-Time Judge in 16th District, Law Week Colorado, February 13, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vigil officially sworn in, BCDemocratOnline.com, February 25, 2013
- ↑ 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
