Court[edit]

The Fourth Judicial District is one of 22 district courts in Colorado. It serves El Paso and Teller counties.

Judges[edit]

Judges and Divisions in the 4th Judicial District:

• William B. Bain
• Eric Bentley
• Linda Billings-Vela
• Jill Brady
• Robin Chittum
• Jessica Curtis
• Samuel Albert Evig
• Laura Findorff
• David A. Gilbert
• Monica J. Gomez
• Thomas K. Kane
• Michael P. McHenry
• William H. Moller
• David Prince
• Marla Prudek
• Scott Sells
• David Shakes
• Erin Sokol
• Greg Werner^[1]

Former judges[edit]

• Theresa M. Cisneros
• Edward Colt
• Ronald Crowder
• Jann Patrice DuBois
• Deborah J. Grohs
• Barbara Hughes
• Barney Iuppa
• Thomas Kennedy
• Robert L. Lowrey
• Gilbert Martinez
• G. David Miller
• Kirk Stewart Samelson
• Timothy J. Schutz
• Larry E. Schwartz

See also[edit]

• Colorado judicial elections, 2014
• Colorado judicial elections, 2012
• Colorado District Courts

External links[edit]

• Colorado Judicial Branch, "4th Judicial District"
• The Durango Herald, "House OKs fourth judge in Durango," February 9, 2012

Elections[edit]

See also: Colorado judicial elections

Colorado is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Colorado, click here.

• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2024
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2023
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2022
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2021
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2020
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2019
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2017
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2016
• Colorado judicial elections, 2014
• Colorado judicial elections, 2012
• Colorado judicial elections, 2010

Selection method[edit]

See also: Assisted appointment

There are 164 judges on the Colorado District Courts, each appointed by the governor from a list of names compiled by a nominating commission. Initial terms last at least two years, after which judges must stand for retention in a yes-no election. Subsequent terms last six years.^[2]

The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.^[2]

Qualifications
To serve on the district court, a judge must be:^[2]

• a qualified elector in the district;
• licensed to practice law in state for five years; and
• under the age of 72 (retirement by 72 is mandatory).

Election rules[edit]

Retention election[edit]

Judges in Colorado stand for retention at the end of each term. These elections are held during the November general election in even-numbered years. In retention elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the justice in office for another term.

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