Colorado 4th Judicial District

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# Court[edit]

Colorado District 4

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

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: 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.

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Colorado Judicial Branch, "4th Judicial District Judges," accessed September 8, 2014
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," archived October 2, 2014