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    Kit Carson County Court, Colorado

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    Court[edit]

    Kit Carson County Combined Courthouse

    The Kit Carson County Court is a trial court in Colorado's 13th Judicial District.[1]

    Judges[edit]

    See also[edit]

    External links[edit]

    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.

    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.[3] Judges are initially appointed to two-year terms and then run in retention elections for four-year terms afterward.[4] 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. ↑ Colorado State Judicial Branch, "Kit Carson County"
    2. ↑ Colorado State Judicial Branch, "Kit Carson County Judges and Staff," accessed May 1, 2014 see the "County Judge" tab
    3. ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
    4. ↑ State of Colorado Judicial Branch, "Judicial Nominating Commissions," accessed June 20, 2014

    Colorado courts

    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

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