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1996 Evaluations

Please click on your county below to find the district and county judges, if any, standing for retention in your judicial district. Your ballot will also include all appellate judges standing for retention.

View the full list of judges standing for retention in 1996

Appellate Courts

Honorable Gregory Kellam Scott

Retain

Honorable James S. Casebolt	Retain
Honorable John A, Criswell	Retain
Honorable Robert J. Kapelke	Retain
Honorable Arthur P. Roy	Retain
Honorable Daniel M. Taubman	Retain

Click on your county below to view the judges on your ballot

Seventeenth Judicial District (Adams County)

District Judges
Honorable Harlan R. Bockman	Retain
Honorable John E. Popovich	Retain

Adams County Judges
Honorable Ovid R. Beldock	Retain
Honorable Jeffrey L. Romeo	Retain

Twelfth Judicial District (Alamosa County)

District Judges
Honorable O. John Kuenhold	Retain
Honorable Robert W. Ogburn	Retain

Alamosa County Judges
Honorable Jean Paul Jones	Retain

Eighteenth Judicial District (Arapahoe County)

District Judges
Honorable Thomas J. Curry	Retain
Honorable Deanna Elizabeth Hickman	Retain
Honorable Scott W. Lawrence	Retain
Honorable John P. Leopold	Retain
Honorable Thomas C. Levi	Retain
Honorable Cheryl L. Post	Retain
Honorable Jack F. Smith	Retain
Honorable Kenneth K. Stuart	Retain
Honorable Michael J. Watanabe	Retain

Arapahoe County Judges
Honorable Richard M. Jauch	Retain
Honorable Robert H. Russell II	Retain

Sixth Judicial District (Archuleta County)

District Judges
Honorable Timothy Patalan	Retain

Archuleta County Judges
No Archuleta county court judges standing for retention.

Fifteenth Judicial District (Baca County)

District Judges
Honorable Norman L. Arends	Retain
Honorable Garth L. Nieschburg	Retain

Baca County Judges
No Baca county court judges standing for retention.

Sixteenth Judicial District (Bent County)

District Judges
Honorable Robert E. Blackburn	Retain

Bent County Judges
Honorable Mark A. MacDonnell	Retain

Twentieth Judicial District (Boulder County)

District Judges
Honorable Roxanne Bailin	Retain

Boulder County Judges
Honorable Diane R. MacDonald	Retain
Honorable Thomas J. B. Reed	Retain

Seventeenth Judicial District (Broomfield County)

District Judges
Honorable Harlan R. Bockman	Retain
Honorable John E. Popovich	Retain

Broomfield County Judges
No Broomfield county court judges standing for retention.

Eleventh Judicial District (Chaffee County)

District Judges
Honorable John Edward Anderson III	Retain

Chaffee County Judges
Honorable William P. Alderton	Retain

Fifteenth Judicial District (Cheyenne County)

District Judges
Honorable Norman L. Arends	Retain
Honorable Garth L. Nieschburg	Retain

Cheyenne County Judges
No Cheyenne county court judges standing for retention.

Fifth Judicial District (Clear Creek County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Clear Creek County Judges
No Clear Creek county court judges standing for retention.

Twelfth Judicial District (Conejos County)

District Judges
Honorable O. John Kuenhold	Retain
Honorable Robert W. Ogburn	Retain

Conejos County Judges
No Conejos county court judges standing for retention.

Twelfth Judicial District (Costilla County)

District Judges
Honorable O. John Kuenhold	Retain
Honorable Robert W. Ogburn	Retain

Costilla County Judges
Honorable Pattie P. Swift	Retain

Sixteenth Judicial District (Crowley County)

District Judges
Honorable Robert E. Blackburn	Retain

Crowley County Judges
No Crowley county court judges standing for retention.

Eleventh Judicial District (Custer County)

District Judges
Honorable John Edward Anderson III	Retain

Custer County Judges
No Custer county court judges standing for retention.

Seventh Judicial District (Delta County)

District Judges
Honorable J. Steven Patrick	Retain

Delta County Judges
Honorable David C. Johnston	Retain

Second Judicial District (Denver County)

District Judges
Honorable Jeffrey Bayless	Retain
Honorable Lynne M. Hufnagel	Do Not Retain
Honorable Robert S. Hyatt	Retain
Honorable Paul A. Markson Jr.	Retain
Honorable Larry J. Naves	Retain
Honorable Nancy E. Rice	Retain
Honorable Richard Spriggs	Retain

Denver County Judges
Honorable Andrew S. Armatas	Retain
Honorable Doris E. Burd	Retain
Honorable Celeste C. de Baca	Do Not Retain
Honorable Robert B. Crew Jr.	Retain
Honorable Alfred C. Harrell	Retain
Honorable Claudia J. Jordan	Retain
Honorable John M. Marcucci	Retain
Honorable Aleene J. Ortiz-White	Retain
Honorable Robert L. Patterson	Retain

Twenty-Second Judicial District (Dolores County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Dolores County Judges
Honorable Bob G. Johnson	Retain

Eighteenth Judicial District (Douglas County)

District Judges
Honorable Thomas J. Curry	Retain
Honorable Deanna Elizabeth Hickman	Retain
Honorable Scott W. Lawrence	Retain
Honorable John P. Leopold	Retain
Honorable Thomas C. Levi	Retain
Honorable Cheryl L. Post	Retain
Honorable Jack F. Smith	Retain
Honorable Kenneth K. Stuart	Retain
Honorable Michael J. Watanabe	Retain

Douglas County Judges
Honorable James S. Miller	Retain

Fifth Judicial District (Eagle County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Eagle County Judges
No Eagle county court judges standing for retention.

Fourth Judicial District (El Paso County)

District Judges
Honorable Douglas E. Anderson	Retain
Honorable James M. Franklin	Retain
Honorable Thomas Kelly Kane	Retain
Honorable David D. Parrish	Retain
Honorable D. Richard Toth	Retain

El Paso County Judges
Honorable Rebecca Snyder Bromley	Retain

Eighteenth Judicial District (Elbert County)

District Judges
Honorable Thomas J. Curry	Retain
Honorable Deanna Elizabeth Hickman	Retain
Honorable Scott W. Lawrence	Retain
Honorable John P. Leopold	Retain
Honorable Thomas C. Levi	Retain
Honorable Cheryl L. Post	Retain
Honorable Jack F. Smith	Retain
Honorable Kenneth K. Stuart	Retain
Honorable Michael J. Watanabe	Retain

Elbert County Judges
No Elbert county court judges standing for retention.

Eleventh Judicial District (Fremont County)

District Judges
Honorable John Edward Anderson III	Retain

Fremont County Judges
Honorable William Gobin Fox	Retain

Ninth Judicial District (Garfield County)

District Judges
Honorable J. E. DeVilbiss	Retain

Garfield County Judges
No Garfield county court judges standing for retention.

First Judicial District (Gilpin County)

District Judges
Honorable James D. Zimmerman	Retain

Gilpin County Judges
No Gilpin county court judges standing for retention.

Fourteenth Judicial District (Grand County)

District Judges
Honorable Richard P. Doucette	Retain
Honorable Joel S. Thompson	Retain

Grand County Judges
No Grand county court judges standing for retention.

Seventh Judicial District (Gunnison County)

District Judges
Honorable J. Steven Patrick	Retain

Gunnison County Judges
Honorable Karl Ranous	Retain

Seventh Judicial District (Hinsdale County)

District Judges
Honorable J. Steven Patrick	Retain

Hinsdale County Judges
No Hinsdale county court judges standing for retention.

Third Judicial District (Huerfano County)

District Judges
Honorable Jesse C. Manzanares	Retain

Huerfano County Judges
No Huerfano county court judges standing for retention.

Eighth Judicial District (Jackson County)

District Judges
Honorable John-David Sullivan	Retain

Jackson County Judges
Honorable Rex Shaw	Retain

First Judicial District (Jefferson County)

District Judges
Honorable James D. Zimmerman	Retain

Jefferson County Judges
Honorable James C. Demlow	Retain
Honorable Francis C. Jackson	Retain
Honorable Roy G. Olson	Retain
Honorable Linda Theresa Palmieri	Retain

Fifteenth Judicial District (Kiowa County)

District Judges
Honorable Norman L. Arends	Retain
Honorable Garth L. Nieschburg	Retain

Kiowa County Judges
No Kiowa county court judges standing for retention.

Thirteenth Judicial District (Kit Carson County)

District Judges
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

Kit Carson County Judges
Honorable John Curtis Penny Jr.	Retain

Sixth Judicial District (La Plata County)

District Judges
Honorable Timothy Patalan	Retain

La Plata County Judges
No La Plata county court judges standing for retention.

Fifth Judicial District (Lake County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Lake County Judges
Honorable Joseph A. Fattor	Retain

Eighth Judicial District (Larimer County)

District Judges
Honorable John-David Sullivan	Retain

Larimer County Judges
Honorable Rex Shaw	Retain
Honorable L. Schultz	Do Not Retain

Third Judicial District (Las Animas County)

District Judges
Honorable Jesse C. Manzanares	Retain

Las Animas County Judges
No Las Animas county court judges standing for retention.

Eighteenth Judicial District (Lincoln County)

District Judges
Honorable Thomas J. Curry	Retain
Honorable Deanna Elizabeth Hickman	Retain
Honorable Scott W. Lawrence	Retain
Honorable John P. Leopold	Retain
Honorable Thomas C. Levi	Retain
Honorable Cheryl L. Post	Retain
Honorable Jack F. Smith	Retain
Honorable Kenneth K. Stuart	Retain
Honorable Michael J. Watanabe	Retain

Lincoln County Judges
No Lincoln county court judges standing for retention.

Thirteenth Judicial District (Logan County)

District Judges
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

Logan County Judges
No Logan county court judges standing for retention.

Twenty-First Judicial District (Mesa County)

District Judges
Honorable David A. Bottger	Retain
Honorable Nicholas R. Massaro Jr.	Retain

Mesa County Judges
Honorable Thomas Michael Deister	Retain

Twelfth Judicial District (Mineral County)

District Judges
Honorable O. John Kuenhold	Retain
Honorable Robert W. Ogburn	Retain

Mineral County Judges
Honorable Robert McClure Wardell	Retain

Fourteenth Judicial District (Moffat County)

District Judges
Honorable Richard P. Doucette	Retain
Honorable Joel S. Thompson	Retain

Moffat County Judges
No Moffat county court judges standing for retention.

Twenty-Second Judicial District (Montezuma County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Montezuma County Judges
No Montezuma county court judges standing for retention.

Seventh Judicial District (Montrose County)

District Judges
Honorable J. Steven Patrick	Retain

Montrose County Judges
Honorable John C. Davidson	Retain

Thirteenth Judicial District (Morgan County)

District Judges
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

Morgan County Judges
No Morgan county court judges standing for retention.

Sixteenth Judicial District (Otero County)

District Judges
Honorable Robert E. Blackburn	Retain

OteroCounty Judges
No Otero county court judges standing for retention.

Seventh Judicial District (Ouray County)

District Judges
Honorable J. Steven Patrick	Retain

Ouray County Judges
No Ouray county court judges standing for retention.

Eleventh Judicial District (Park County)

District Judges
Honorable John Edward Anderson III	Retain

Park County Judges
No Park county court judges standing for retention.

Thirteenth Judicial District (Phillips County)

District Judges
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

Phillips County Judges
No Phillips county court judges standing for retention.

Ninth Judicial District (Pitkin County)

District Judges
Honorable J. E. DeVilbiss	Retain

Pitkin County Judges
No Pitkin county court judges standing for retention.

Fifteenth Judicial District (Prowers County)

District Judges
Honorable Norman L. Arends	Retain
Honorable Garth L. Nieschburg	Retain

Prowers County Judges
No Prowers county court judges standing for retention.

Tenth Judicial District (Pueblo County)

District Judges
Honorable Dennis Maes	Retain
Honorable Alex J. Martinez	Retain
Honorable Rosalie Vigna	Retain

Pueblo County Judges
Honorable Adele K. Anderson	Retain

Ninth Judicial District (Rio Blanco County)

District Judges
Honorable J. E. DeVilbiss	Retain

Rio Blanco County Judges
No Rio Blanco county court judges standing for retention.

Twelfth Judicial District (Rio Grande County)

District Judges
Honorable O. John Kuenhold	Retain
Honorable Robert W. Ogburn	Retain

Rio Grande County Judges
No Rio Grande county court judges standing for retention.

Fourteenth Judicial District (Routt County)

District Judges
Honorable Richard P. Doucette	Retain
Honorable Joel S. Thompson	Retain

Routt County Judges
No Routt county court judges standing for retention.

Twelfth Judicial District (Saguache County)

District Judges
Honorable O. John Kuenhold	Retain
Honorable Robert W. Ogburn	Retain

Saguache County Judges
No Saguache county court judges standing for retention.

Sixth Judicial District (San Juan County)

District Judges
Honorable Timothy Patalan	Retain

San Juan County Judges
Honorable Allen Nossaman	Retain

Seventh Judicial District (San Miguel County)

District Judges
Honorable J. Steven Patrick	Retain

San Miguel County Judges
No San Miguel county court judges standing for retention.

Thirteenth Judicial District (Sedgwick County)

District Judges
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

Sedgwick County Judges
Honorable Max E. Carlson	Retain

Fifth Judicial District (Summit County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Summit County Judges
Honorable David Lass	Retain

Fourth Judicial District (Teller County)

District Judges
Honorable Douglas E. Anderson	Retain
Honorable James M. Franklin	Retain
Honorable Thomas Kelly Kane	Retain
Honorable David D. Parrish	Retain
Honorable D. Richard Toth	Retain

Teller County Judges
Honorable Jackson L. Peters Jr.	Retain

Thirteenth Judicial District (Washington County)

District Judges
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

Washington County Judges
No Washington county court judges standing for retention.

Nineteenth Judicial District (Weld County)

District Judges
Honorable Jonathan W. Hays	Retain
Honorable John R. Lowenbach	Retain
Honorable William L. West	Retain

Weld County Judges
Honorable William G. Arries	Retain

Thirteenth Judicial District (Yuma County)

District Judges
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

Yuma County Judges
No Yuma county court judges standing for retention.