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2000 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 2000

Appellate Courts

Honorable Michael L. Bender	Retain
Honorable Alex J. Martinez	Retain
Honorable Mary J. Mullarkey	Retain
Honorable Nancy E. Rice	Retain

Honorable Sandra I. Rothenberg	Retain
Honorable Edwin G. Ruland	Retain
Honorable JoAnn L. Vogt	Retain

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

Seventeenth Judicial District (Adams County)

District Judges
Honorable Donald W. Marshall	Retain
Honorable Chris Melonakis	Retain
Honorable John J. Vigil	Retain

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

Twelfth Judicial District (Alamosa County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Eighteenth Judicial District (Arapahoe County)

District Judges
Honorable Robert H. Russell II	Retain

Arapahoe County Judges
Honorable Alex Ray Bencze	Retain
Honorable Christopher Charles Cross	Retain
Honorable Richard Morgan Jauch	Retain

Sixth Judicial District (Archuleta County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Fifteenth Judicial District (Baca County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Sixteenth Judicial District (Bent County)

District Judges
Honorable M. Jon Kolomitz	Retain

Bent County Judges
Honorable Mark A. MacDonnell	Retain

Twentieth Judicial District (Boulder County)

District Judges
Honorable Frank Neal Dubofsky	Retain
Honorable Carol Glowinsky	Retain

Boulder County Judges
Honorable Thomas Jefferson Boyd Reed	Retain
Honorable Diane R. MacDonald	Retain
Honorable Lael Elisabeth Montgomery	Retain

Seventeenth Judicial District (Broomfield County)

District Judges
Honorable Donald W. Marshall	Retain
Honorable Chris Melonakis	Retain
Honorable John J. Vigil	Retain

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

Eleventh Judicial District (Chaffee County)

District Judges
Honorable Julie G. Marshall	Retain

Chaffee County Judges
Honorable William P. Alderton	Retain

Fifteenth Judicial District (Cheyenne County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Fifth Judicial District (Clear Creek County)

District Judges
Honorable Richard H. Hart	Retain

Clear Creek County Judges
Honorable Russell H. Granger	Retain

Twelfth Judicial District (Conejos County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Twelfth Judicial District (Costilla County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Costilla County Judges
Honorable Pattie P. Swift	Retain

Sixteenth Judicial District (Crowley County)

District Judges
Honorable M. Jon Kolomitz	Retain

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

Eleventh Judicial District (Custer County)

District Judges
Honorable Julie G. Marshall	Retain

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

Seventh Judicial District (Delta County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Delta County Judges
Honorable David C. Johnston	Retain

Second Judicial District (Denver County)

District Judges
Honorable John W. Coughlin	Retain
Honorable Shelley Ilene Gilman	Retain
Honorable Morris B. Hoffman	Retain
Honorable Warren O. Martin	Retain
Honorable Frank Martinez	Retain
Honorable Joseph E. Meyer III	Retain
Honorable Ronald Michael Mullins	Retain
Honorable Karen M. Ashby	Retain
Honorable Dana U. Wakefield	Retain
Honorable Orrelle R. Weeks	Retain

Denver County Judges
Honorable Andrew S. Armatas	Retain
Honorable Doris E. Burd	Retain
Honorable Robert B. Crew Jr.	Retain
Honorable Alfred C. Harrell	Retain
Honorable Claudia Jean Jordan	Retain
Honorable John M. Marcucci	Retain
Honorable Aleene 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
No Dolores county court judges standing for retention.

Eighteenth Judicial District (Douglas County)

District Judges
Honorable Robert H. Russell II	Retain

Douglas County Judges
Honorable James Steven Miller	Retain

Fifth Judicial District (Eagle County)

District Judges
Honorable Richard H. Hart	Retain

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

Fourth Judicial District (El Paso County)

District Judges
Honorable Peter Warren Booth	Retain
Honorable Theresa M. Cisneros	Retain
Honorable Steven T. Pelican	Retain
Honorable Larry Edward Schwartz	Retain
Honorable Timothy J. Simmons	Retain

El Paso County Judges
Honorable Rebecca Snyder Bromley	Retain

Eighteenth Judicial District (Elbert County)

District Judges
Honorable Robert H. Russell II	Retain

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

Eleventh Judicial District (Fremont County)

District Judges
Honorable Julie G. Marshall	Retain

Fremont County Judges
Honorable William Gobin Fox	Retain

Ninth Judicial District (Garfield County)

District Judges
Honorable T. Peter Craven	Retain
Honorable Thomas W. Ossola	Retain

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

First Judicial District (Gilpin County)

District Judges
Honorable Leland P. Anderson	Retain
Honorable Brooke Jackson	Retain
Honorable Christopher J. Munch	Retain
Honorable Frank Plaut	Retain
Honorable Tom Woodford	Retain

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

Fourteenth Judicial District (Grand County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Seventh Judicial District (Gunnison County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Gunnison County Judges
Honorable Ben F. Eden	Retain

Seventh Judicial District (Hinsdale County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Third Judicial District (Huerfano County)

District Judges
Honorable Claude W. Appel	Retain

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

Eighth Judicial District (Jackson County)

District Judges
Honorable James H. Hiatt	Retain

Jackson County Judges
Honorable Rex A. Shaw	Retain

First Judicial District (Jefferson County)

District Judges
Honorable Leland P. Anderson	Retain
Honorable Brooke Jackson	Retain
Honorable Christopher J. Munch	Retain
Honorable Frank Plaut	Retain
Honorable Tom Woodford	Retain

Jefferson County Judges
Honorable James Carl Demlow	Retain
Honorable Tina L. Olsen	Retain
Honorable Roy G. Olson	Retain

Fifteenth Judicial District (Kiowa County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Thirteenth Judicial District (Kit Carson County)

District Judges
Honorable Steven E. Shinn	Retain

Kit Carson County Judges
Honorable John Curtis Penny Jr.	Retain

Sixth Judicial District (La Plata County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Fifth Judicial District (Lake County)

District Judges
Honorable Richard H. Hart	Retain

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

Eighth Judicial District (Larimer County)

District Judges
Honorable James H. Hiatt	Retain

Larimer County Judges
Honorable Christine A. Carney	Retain
Honorable Ronald L. Schultz	Do Not Retain

Third Judicial District (Las Animas County)

District Judges
Honorable Claude W. Appel	Retain

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

Eighteenth Judicial District (Lincoln County)

District Judges
Honorable Robert H. Russell II	Retain

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

Thirteenth Judicial District (Logan County)

District Judges
Honorable Steven E. Shinn	Retain

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

Twenty-First Judicial District (Mesa County)

District Judges
Honorable Amanda D. Bailey	Retain

Mesa County Judges
Honorable Thomas Michael Deister	Retain

Twelfth Judicial District (Mineral County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Mineral County Judges
Honorable Robert McClure Wardell	Retain

Fourteenth Judicial District (Moffat County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Thirteenth Judicial District (Morgan County)

District Judges
Honorable Steven E. Shinn	Retain

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

Sixteenth Judicial District (Otero County)

District Judges
Honorable M. Jon Kolomitz	Retain

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

Seventh Judicial District (Ouray County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Eleventh Judicial District (Park County)

District Judges
Honorable Julie G. Marshall	Retain

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

Thirteenth Judicial District (Phillips County)

District Judges
Honorable Steven E. Shinn	Retain

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

Ninth Judicial District (Pitkin County)

District Judges
Honorable T. Peter Craven	Retain
Honorable Thomas W. Ossola	Retain

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

Fifteenth Judicial District (Prowers County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Tenth Judicial District (Pueblo County)

District Judges
Honorable David A. Cole	Retain

Pueblo County Judges
Honorable Adele K. Anderson	Do Not Retain
Honorable Ernest J. Ruybalid	No Opinion

Ninth Judicial District (Rio Blanco County)

District Judges
Honorable T. Peter Craven	Retain
Honorable Thomas W. Ossola	Retain

Rio Blanco County Judges
Honorable Gerard C. Viscardi	Retain

Twelfth Judicial District (Rio Grande County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Fourteenth Judicial District (Routt County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Twelfth Judicial District (Saguache County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Saguache County Judges
Honorable Amanda Pearson	Retain

Sixth Judicial District (San Juan County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

San Juan County Judges
Honorable Allen Nossaman	Retain

Seventh Judicial District (San Miguel County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Thirteenth Judicial District (Sedgwick County)

District Judges
Honorable Steven E. Shinn	Retain

Sedgwick County Judges
Honorable Max E. Carlson	Retain

Fifth Judicial District (Summit County)

District Judges
Honorable Richard H. Hart	Retain

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

Fourth Judicial District (Teller County)

District Judges
Honorable Peter Warren Booth	Retain
Honorable Theresa M. Cisneros	Retain
Honorable Steven T. Pelican	Retain
Honorable Larry Edward Schwartz	Retain
Honorable Timothy J. Simmons	Retain

Teller County Judges
Honorable Jackson L. Peters Jr.	Retain

Thirteenth Judicial District (Washington County)

District Judges
Honorable Steven E. Shinn	Retain

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

Nineteenth Judicial District (Weld County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Weld County Judges
Honorable Gilbert A. Gutierrez	Retain
Honorable Carol M. Haller	Retain

Thirteenth Judicial District (Yuma County)

District Judges
Honorable Steven E. Shinn	Retain

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