Colorado 18th Judicial District
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Court
The Eighteenth Judicial District is one of 22 district courts in Colorado. It serves Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties.[1]
Judges
See also
External links
- Colorado Judicial Branch, "18th Judicial District"
- Courthouse News Service, "Mass murder suspect james holmes changes plea," May 14, 2013
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
- 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
- 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
Retention election
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