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2014 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 2014

Appellate Courts

Honorable Brian D. Boatright	Retain
Honorable Monica M. Márquez	Retain

Honorable Alan M. Loeb	Retain
Honorable Terry Fox	Retain

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

Seventeenth Judicial District (Adams County)

District Judges
Honorable Robert Walter Kiesnowski Jr.	Retain
Honorable John E. Popovich	Retain
Honorable Ted C. Tow III	Retain
Honorable Mark Douglas Warner	Retain
Honorable Francis C. Wasserman	Retain
Honorable Craig Welling	Retain

Adams County Judges
Honorable Brian Nathaniel Bowen	Retain
Honorable Michael A. Cox	Retain
Honorable Robert S. Doyle	Retain
Honorable Byron Lynn Howell	Retain
Honorable Sabino E. Romano	Retain
Honorable Dianna L. Roybal	Retain

Twelfth Judicial District (Alamosa County)

District Judges
Honorable Michael A. Gonzales	Retain

Alamosa County Judges
Honorable Daniel Austin Walzl	Retain

Eighteenth Judicial District (Arapahoe County)

District Judges
Honorable Michelle Ann Amico	Retain
Honorable F. Stephan Collins	Retain
Honorable Paul A. King	Retain
Honorable Charles M. Pratt	Retain
Honorable Gerald J. Rafferty	Retain
Honorable Theresa Michelle Slade	Retain
Honorable Elizabeth Beebe Volz	Retain
Honorable John L. Wheeler	Retain

Arapahoe County Judges
Honorable Dana Elizabeth Murray	Retain
Honorable Cheryl Rowles-Stokes	Retain
Honorable Robert Charles Tobias	Retain
Honorable Darren Louis Vahle	Retain

Sixth Judicial District (Archuleta County)

District Judges
Honorable Suzanne F. Carlson	Retain

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
Honorable Debra M. Gunkel	Retain

Sixteenth Judicial District (Bent County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Twentieth Judicial District (Boulder County)

District Judges
Honorable Maria E. Berkenkotter	Retain
Honorable Ingrid S. Bakke	Retain
Honorable Patrick Butler	Retain
Honorable Judith L. LaBuda	Retain
Honorable Andrew Ross Macdonald	Retain

Boulder County Judges
Honorable David Archuleta	Retain
Honorable Noel E. Blum	Retain
Honorable Karolyn Moore	Do Not Retain
Honorable Norma A. Sierra	Retain

Seventeenth Judicial District (Broomfield County)

District Judges
Honorable Robert Walter Kiesnowski Jr.	Retain
Honorable John E. Popovich	Retain
Honorable Ted C. Tow III	Retain
Honorable Mark Douglas Warner	Retain
Honorable Francis C. Wasserman	Retain
Honorable Craig Welling	Retain

Broomfield County Judges
Honorable Amy Elizabeth Bockman	Retain

Seventeenth Judicial District (Chaffee County)

District Judges
Honorable David M. Thorson	Retain

Chaffee County Judges
No Caffee county court judges standing for retention.

Fifteenth Judicial District (Cheyenne County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Cheyenne County Judges
Honorable Gerald Keefe	Retain

Fifteenth Judicial District (Clear Creek County)

District Judges
Honorable Mark D. Thompson	Retain
Honorable Fredrick Walker Gannett	Retain
Honorable Russell H. Granger	Retain

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

Twelfth Judicial District (Conejos County)

District Judges
Honorable Michael A. Gonzales	Retain

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

Twelfth Judicial District (Costilla County)

Costilla Judges
Honorable Michael A. Gonzales	Retain

Costilla County Judges
Honorable Kimberly Lynn Wood	Retain

Sixteenth Judicial District (Crowley County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Crowley County Judges
Honorable Suzanne A. Grant	Retain

Seventeenth Judicial District (Custer County)

District Judges
Honorable David M. Thorson	Retain

Custer County Judges
Honorable Peter F. Michaelson	Retain

Seventeenth Judicial District (Delta County)

District Judges
Honorable J. Steven Patrick	Retain
Honorable Mary E. Deganhart	Retain

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

Seventeenth Judicial District (Denver County)

District Judges
Honorable Martin F. Egelhoff	Retain
Honorable J. Eric Elliff	Retain
Honorable A. Bruce Jones	Retain
Honorable John Madden	Retain
Honorable Robert L. McGahey Jr.	Retain
Honorable Sheila Ann Rappaport	Retain
Honorable Elizabeth Anne Starrs	Retain
Honorable Michael J. Vallejos	Retain
Honorable Elizabeth D. Leith	Retain

Denver County Judges
Honorable Johnny Charles Barajas	Retain
Honorable James B. Breese	Retain
Honorable Dianne L. Briscoe	No Opinion
Honorable Brian Thomas Campbell	Retain
Honorable Clarisse Gonzales Mangnall	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 Michelle Ann Amico	Retain
Honorable F. Stephan Collins	Retain
Honorable Paul A. King	Retain
Honorable Charles M. Pratt	Retain
Honorable Gerald J. Rafferty	Retain
Honorable Theresa Michelle Slade	Retain
Honorable Elizabeth Beebe Volz	Retain
Honorable John L. Wheeler	Retain

Douglas County Judges
Honorable Lawrence Bowling	Retain
Honorable Monica J. Gomez	Retain
Honorable Susanna Meissner-Cutler	Retain

Fifteenth Judicial District (Eagle County)

District Judges
Honorable Mark D. Thompson	Retain
Honorable Fredrick Walker Gannett	Retain
Honorable Russell H. Granger	Retain

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

Fourth Judicial District (El Paso County)

District Judges
Honorable William Bain	Retain
Honorable Edward S. Colt	Retain
Honorable Jann DuBois	Retain
Honorable Barbara L. Hughes	Retain
Honorable Thomas Kelly Kane	Retain
Honorable Thomas L. Kennedy	Retain
Honorable Michael P. McHenry	Retain
Honorable David Prince	Retain
Honorable Gregory R. Werner	Retain

El Paso County Judges
Honorable Christopher Edward Acker	Retain
Honorable Lawrence D. Martin	Retain
Honorable Douglas J. Miles	Retain
Honorable Ann M. Rotolo	Retain
Honorable Stephen J. Sletta	Retain
Honorable Jonathan L. Walker	Retain
Honorable Regina Walter	Retain

Eighteenth Judicial District (Elbert County)

District Judges
Honorable Michelle Ann Amico	Retain
Honorable F. Stephan Collins	Retain
Honorable Paul A. King	Retain
Honorable Charles M. Pratt	Retain
Honorable Gerald J. Rafferty	Retain
Honorable Theresa Michelle Slade	Retain
Honorable Elizabeth Beebe Volz	Retain
Honorable John L. Wheeler	Retain

Elbert County Judges
Honorable Palmer L. Boyette	Retain

Eleventh Judicial District (Fremont County)

District Judges
Honorable David M. Thorson	Retain

Fremont County Judges
Honorable Norman C. Cooling	Retain

Ninth Judicial District (Garfield County)

District Judges
Honorable Denise K. Lynch	Retain

Garfield County Judges
Honorable Paul H. Metzger	Retain
Honorable Jonathan Brice Pototsky	Retain

First Judicial District (Gilpin County)

District Judges
Honorable Randall C. Arp	Retain
Honorable Margie L. Enquist	Retain
Honorable Ann Gail Meinster	Retain
Honorable Lily Oeffler	Retain
Honorable Tamara Russell	Retain
Honorable Christopher C. Zenisek	Retain

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

Fourteenth Judicial District (Grand County)

District Judges
Honorable Shelley A. Hill	Retain

Grand County Judges
Honorable Ben W. McClelland	Retain

Seventh Judicial District (Gunnison County)

District Judges
Honorable J. Steven Patrick	Retain
Honorable Mary E. Deganhart	Retain

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

Seventh Judicial District (Hinsdale County)

District Judges
Honorable J. Steven Patrick	Retain
Honorable Mary E. Deganhart	Retain

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

Third Judicial District (Huerfano County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

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

Eighth Judicial District (Jackson County)

District Judges
Honorable Julie Kunce Field	Retain
Honorable Thomas R. French	Retain
Honorable Stephen E. Howard	Retain

Jackson County Judges
Honorable Cindy Wilson	Retain

First Judicial District (Jefferson County)

District Judges
Honorable Randall C. Arp	Retain
Honorable Margie L. Enquist	Retain
Honorable Ann Gail Meinster	Retain
Honorable Lily Oeffler	Retain
Honorable Tamara Russell	Retain
Honorable Christopher C. Zenisek	Retain

Jefferson County Judges
Honorable Susan L. Fisch	Retain
Honorable Mark Randall	Retain
Honorable Ryan J. Stuart	Retain
Honorable Thomas Vance	Retain
Honorable Jean Woodford	Retain

Fifteenth Judicial District (Kiowa County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Kiowa County Judges
Honorable Gary W. Davis	Retain

Thirteenth Judicial District (Kit Carson County)

District Judges
Honorable Kevin L. Hoyer	Retain
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

Kit Carson County Judges
Honorable Michael K. Grinnan	Retain

Sixth Judicial District (La Plata County)

District Judges
Honorable Suzanne F. Carlson	Retain

Le Plata County Judges
Honorable Martha Tinsley Minot	Retain

Fifteenth Judicial District (Lake County)

District Judges
Honorable Mark D. Thompson	Retain
Honorable Fredrick Walker Gannett	Retain
Honorable Russell H. Granger	Retain

Lake County Judges
No Lake county court judges standing for retention

Eighth Judicial District (Larimer County)

District Judges
Honorable Julie Kunce Field	Retain
Honorable Thomas R. French	Retain
Honorable Stephen E. Howard	Retain

Larimer County Judges
Honorable Thomas L. Lynch	Retain
Honorable Peter E. Schoon Jr.	Retain

Third Judicial District (Las Animas County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Las Animas County Judges
Honorable Bruce A. Billings	Retain

Eighteenth Judicial District (Lincoln County)

District Judges
Honorable Michelle Ann Amico	Retain
Honorable F. Stephan Collins	Retain
Honorable Paul A. King	Retain
Honorable Charles M. Pratt	Retain
Honorable Gerald J. Rafferty	Retain
Honorable Theresa Michelle Slade	Retain
Honorable Elizabeth Beebe Volz	Retain
Honorable John L. Wheeler	Retain

Lincoln County Judges
Honorable Truston Lee Fisher	Retain

Thirteenth Judicial District (Logan County)

District Judges
Honorable Kevin L. Hoyer	Retain
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 Thomas Michael Deister	Retain
Honorable Brian J. Flynn	Retain

MesaCounty Judges
Honorable Bruce R. Raaum	Retain

Twelfth Judicial District (Mineral County)

District Judges
Honorable Michael A. Gonzales	Retain

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

Fourteenth Judicial District (Moffat County)

District Judges
Honorable Shelley A. Hill	Retain

Moffat County Judges
Honorable Sandra H. Gardner	Retain

Twenty-Second Judicial District (Montezuma County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Montezuma County Judges
Honorable JenniLynn Everett Lawrence	Retain

Seventh Judicial District (Montrose County)

District Judges
Honorable J. Steven Patrick	Retain
Honorable Mary E. Deganhart	Retain

Montrose County Judges
Honorable Julie J. Huffman	Retain
Honroable Ben A. Morris	Retain

Thirteenth Judicial District (Morgan County)

District Judges
Honorable Kevin L. Hoyer	Retain
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

Morgan County Judges
Honorable Michael J. Schingle	Retain

Sixteenth Judicial District (Otero County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Otero County Judges
Honorable Douglas R. Manley	Retain

Seventh Judicial District (Ouray County)

District Judges
Honorable J. Steven Patrick	Retain
Honorable Mary E. Deganhart	Retain

Ouray County Judges
Honorable David Scott Westfall	Retain

Eleventh Judicial District (Park County)

District Judges
Honorable David M. Thorson	Retain

Park County Judges
Honorable Brian L. Green	Retain

Thirteenth Judicial District (Phillips County)

District Judges
Honorable Kevin L. Hoyer	Retain
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

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

Ninth Judicial District (Pitkin County)

District Judges
Honorable Denise K. Lynch	Retain

Pitkin County Judges
Honorable Erin Fernandez-Ely	Retain

Fifteenth Judicial District (Prowers County)

District Judges
No district court judges standing for retention.

Prowers County Judges
Honorable Larry Eugene Stutler	Retain

Tenth Judicial District (Pueblo County)

District Judges
Honorable William David Alexander	Retain

Pueblo County Judges
Honorable Steven Bruce Fieldman	Retain
Honorable Valerie Villanueva Haynes	Do Not Retain
Honorable David L. Lobato	Retain

Ninth Judicial District (Rio Blanco County)

District Judges
Honorable Denise K. Lynch	Retain

Rio Blanco County Judges
Honorable Laurie Noble	Retain

Twelfth Judicial District (Rio Grande County)

District Judges
Honorable Michael A. Gonzales	Retain

Rio Grande County Judges
Honorable Patrick Hayes	Retain

Fourteenth Judicial District (Routt County)

District Judges
Honorable Shelley A. Hill	Retain

Routt County Judges
Honorable James H. Garrecht	Retain

Twelfth Judicial District (Saguache County)

District Judges
Honorable Michael A. Gonzales	Retain

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

Sixth Judicial District (San Juan County)

District Judges
Honorable Suzanne F. Carlson	Retain

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

Seventh Judicial District (San Miguel County)

District Judges
Honorable J. Steven Patrick	Retain
Honorable Mary E. Deganhart	Retain

San Miguel County Judges
Honorable Scott Timothy Erickson	Retain

Thirteenth Judicial District (Sedgwick County)

District Judges
Honorable Kevin L. Hoyer	Retain
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

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

Fifth Judicial District (Summit County)

District Judges
Honorable Mark D. Thompson	Retain
Honorable Fredrick Walker Gannett	Retain
Honorable Russell H. Granger	Retain

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

Fourth Judicial District (Teller County)

District Judges
Honorable William Bain	Retain
Honorable Edward S. Colt	Retain
Honorable Jann DuBois	Retain
Honorable Barbara L. Hughes	Retain
Honorable Thomas Kelly Kane	Retain
Honorable Thomas L. Kennedy	Retain
Honorable Michael P. McHenry	Retain
Honorable David Prince	Retain
Honorable Gregory R. Werner	Retain

Teller County Judges
Honorable Lin Billings-Vela	Retain

Thirteenth Judicial District (Washington County)

District Judges
Honorable Kevin L. Hoyer	Retain
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

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

Nineteenth Judicial District (Weld County)

District Judges
Honorable Timothy G. Kerns	Retain
Honorable Marcelo Adrian Kopcow	Retain

Weld County Judges
Honorable John J. Briggs	Retain
Honorable Michele Meyer	Retain
Honorable Dana Nichols	Retain
Honorable Charles S. Unfug	Retain

Thirteenth Judicial District (Yuma County)

District Judges
Honorable Kevin L. Hoyer	Retain
Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy	Retain

Yuma County Judges
Honorable Sara M. Wagers-Johnson	Retain