Michael James Vallejos
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Michael James Vallejos was a judge of the Colorado 2nd Judicial District. He left office on July 30, 2022.
Vallejos ran for re-election for judge of the Colorado 2nd Judicial District. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
Vallejos was appointed by Governor Bill Ritter to succeed J. Stephen Phillips, effective in December 2010.[1] He was later retained by voters in 2014, winning a six-year term that was set to expire on January 11, 2021. [2]
Biography[edit]
Education[edit]
Vallejos received his B.S. and B.A. degrees in 1984 from the University of Colorado and his J.D. from the University of Colorado in 1991.[1]
Career[edit]
Vallejos served in the Colorado State Public Defender's Office in Denver from 1991 until his appointment to the bench. Before that, he worked worked as an attorney in private practice.[1]
Elections[edit]
2020[edit]
Colorado 2nd Judicial District, Vallejos' seat
Michael James Vallejos was retained to the Colorado 2nd Judicial District on November 3, 2020 with 79.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
79.8
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248,665 | ||
No |
20.2
|
62,826 | |||
Total Votes |
311,491 | ||||
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2014[edit]
Vallejos was retained to the Second Judicial District with 73.4 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Judicial performance evaluation[edit]
The Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance recommended that Judge Vallejos be Retained. The full report is available here.
Campaign themes[edit]
2020[edit]
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael James Vallejos did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also[edit]
2020 Elections
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of the Governor, "Press Release: Gov. Ritter Announces 3 Judicial Appointments," September 10, 2010
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Unofficial Candidate List," accessed September 4, 2014
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