Denver County Court, Colorado

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# Court[edit]

Denver County Courthouse

The Denver County Court is a trial court in Colorado's 2nd Judicial District. The court has 17 judges who are appointed by the mayor of Denver. The court handles parking, traffic, civil, criminal, juvenile and small claims matters. Protective orders are issued by the court and the court's probation department monitors persons convicted of committing misdemeanor crimes. In addition to these services, the court also processes passport applications.

## Judges[edit]

* Beth Faragher
* Renee Goble
* Clarisse Gonzales
* Kerri Lombardi
* Isabel Pallares
* Nicole Rodarte
* Andre Rudolph
* Theresa Spahn (Presiding Judge)

* Barry Schwartz
* Frances Simonet
* Judith Smith
* Andrea Eddy
* Adam Espinosa
* Olympia Fay
* Chelsea Malone
* Michelle Martinez-Thomas
* Tanya Wheeler
* James Zobel

## Former judges[edit]

* Johnny C. Barajas
* Brian T. Campbell
* John M. Marcucci
* Andrew S. Armatas
* Larry L. Bohning
* James B. Breese
* Doris E. Burd
* Dianne Briscoe
* Mary A. Celeste

* Robert B. Crew
* Aleene Ortiz-White
* Raymond N. Satter
* Claudia J. Jordan
* Gary Jackson
* Kerry S. Hada
* Alfred C. Harrell

## See also[edit]

* Denver County, Colorado
* Colorado County Courts
* Colorado judicial elections, 2012

## External links[edit]

* Official website of Denver
* Colorado State Judicial Branch website

Colorado courts

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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, Colorado • Denver Juvenile Court

State resources:

Courts in Colorado • Colorado judicial elections • Judicial selection in Colorado

# 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: Commission-selection, political appointment method of judicial selection

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.[1] Judges are initially appointed to two-year terms and then run in retention elections for four-year terms afterward.[2] 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.

## 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.

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
2. ↑ State of Colorado Judicial Branch, "Judicial Nominating Commissions," accessed June 20, 2014