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In 2012 the Equal Justice Foundation began a rating system of justices standing for retention based on the votes of attorneys who submit responses to surveys sent to them by the Judicial Performance Review Commission. The idea was first put forward by the Rocky Mountain News in an October 13, 2002, editorial. Whether a “Retain” or “Do Not Retain” is recommended is based on the criteria:
• Retain: More than 85% of attorneys voted to retain;
• Marginal: in 2012 the standard was that only 80-85% of attorneys voted to retain. In 2014 review this was broadened to 75-85% and in 2018 the standard was expanded again to 71-85% of attorneys voted to retain;
• Do Not Retain: In 2012 the standard was less than 80% of attorneys voted to retain. In 2014 review this was changed to <75% of attorneys voted to retain and in 2018 this was lowered even further to less than or equal <=70% suggesting judicial standards continue to decline.
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Appointed district court judge by Gov. Hickenlooper in May 2011. She was previously the Ouray County Attorney. |
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93%% of attorneys voted to Retain while 7% voted Do Not Retain |
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Did not stand for retention in 2014 and retired from bench in January 2015. |
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Promoted to district court judge by Gov. Hickenlooper in September 2017. |
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87% of attorneys voted to Retain and none voted Do Not Retain. |
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97% of attorneys voted to Retain and none voted Do Not Retain. |
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Appointed district court judge by Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia in September 2014. Previously in private practice. |
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86% of attorneys voted to Retain but 14% voted Do Not Retain. |
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Did not stand for retention in 2014 and stepped down from bench in January 2015. |
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Stood for retention in 2008. A pathetic 74% of attorneys voted to retain. |
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Appointed district court judge by Gov. Polis on May 15, 2024. Previously she was a magistrate. |
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Appointed district court judge in September 2014 by Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia. Previously |
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Appointed district court judge by Gov. Hickenlooper in February 2016. |
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82% of attorneys voted to Retain but just 6% voted Do Not Retain. |
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Appointed Montrose County Court Judge in August of 2018. Prior to this he worked as a prosecutor for the District Attorney, Seventh Judicial District. |
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92% of attorneys voted to Retain but there were zero Do Not Retain votes. |
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Appointed county court judge by Gov. Hickenlooper in September 2016 and stepped up to the bench in January 2017. Previously she was the family court facilitator for the 7 th Judicial District. |
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86% of attorneys voted to Retain while 14% voted Do Not Retain. |
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Appointed county court judge by Gov. Hickenlooper in July 2012. |
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Appointed County Court Judge in June 2022 by Gov. Polis and sworn in on July 29, 2022. Previously in private practice. |
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88% of attorneys voted to Retain and only 6% voted Do Not Retain. |
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Thankfully she did not stand for retention again in 2018 and resigned in September 2018. |
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Appointed county court judge by Gov. Hickenlooper in June 2012. No prior judicial experience. |
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EJF recommendation: Do Not Retain Only a pitiful 50% of attorneys voted to Retain while 50% voted Do Not Retain! |
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Promoted to district court judge by Gov. Hickenlooper in September 2017, and promoted to chief judge April 17, 2024. |
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Appointed county court judge by Gov. Hickenlooper in December 2014. |
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Consistently received a unanimous, 100% vote to Retain from attorneys. |
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Resigned and stepped down from bench in February 2022 for unknown reasons. |
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Appointed county court judge by Gov. Hickenlooper in October 2017. Previously public defender in Montrose. Replaced Cory Jackson. |
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Appointed county court judge by Gov. Polis on April 14, 2020. Prior to this he was a municipal judge in Alamosa and Gunnison and in private practice. |
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The judicial review commission did not provide attorney votes. |
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Stepped down from bench in 2022 and became Montrose city attorney. |
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Appointed county judge by Gov. Polis in June 2020. Previously in private practice in Telluride. |
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50% of attorneys voted to Retain but 50% voted Do Not Retain. See performance review for details. |
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Resigned on January 12, 2021, for unknown reasons without ever having stood for retention. |
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Appointed county court judge by Gov. Hickenlooper in June 2017. Previously Delta County attorney. She replaced Judge Miller. |
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A pathetic 33% of attorneys voted to Retain while 17% voted Do Not Retain. Remainder apparently too disgusted to vote. |
Stepped down on June 6, 2020. This woman did not belong on the bench! |
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Appointed county court judge by Gov. Hickenlooper in September 2015. Previously municipal court judge and private practice. Replaced Erickson. |
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No longer on bench as of September 2012. Died May 5, 2016 at age 58 while visiting and hiking in Mexico with her son. |
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Appointed county court judge September 1984. Prior to that she was a deputy district attorney. |
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Appointed county court judge by Gov. Polis on April 7, 2022. Previously she was in private practice. |
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86% of attorneys voted to Retain and 14% voted Do Not Retain. |
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The commission noted a number of concerns, particularly not being fair and impartial to both sides. |
Stepped up to bench on December 4, 2021. Appointed by Gov. Polis. Former Chief Deputy District Attorney in 21 st Judicial District (Mesa County). |
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Only 53% of attorneys voted to Retain while 37% voted Do Not Retain. |
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Denied restraining order to District Attorney Myrl Serra's mistress in September 2010 claiming unwanted sexual advances did not constitute a threat. DA Myrl Serra was arrested October 1, 2010, and later convicted after multiple complaints from women about his sexual advances, assaults, and official conduct. |
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Promoted to district court judge by Gov. Polis on May 15, 2024. |
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Denied restraining order to District Attorney Myrl Serra's mistress in 2008 claiming no threat of physical harm. DA Myrl Serra was arrested October 1, 2010, and later convicted after multiple complaints from women about his sexual advances, assaults, and official conduct. |
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