Ninth Judicial District - Pitkin County Court Judge
Honorable Ashley Andrews
Retention Year: 2024
Recommendation: Meets Performance Standards
Reports:
2024 Retention Survey Report (PDF)
2023 Interim Survey Report (PDF)
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The Ninth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously finds that Judge Ashley Andrews MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, by a vote of 9-0, with one absent. The judicial performance standards are: integrity, legal knowledge, communication skills, judicial temperament, administrative performance, and service to the legal profession and the public.
Judge Andrews exhibits notable strengths with respect to each of the judicial performance standards. She acts with such integrity that litigants of all walks feel they were treated fairly in her courtroom. Her legal knowledge is excellent, and she is constantly working to expand her knowledge of the law. Her temperament is balanced; she maintains composure and objectivity through challenging interactions. Her administrative performance is excellent—she shows up prepared, and her docket is prompt and efficient. She goes above and beyond in serving the profession and public by, among other things, administering a recovery court (even though it’s entirely outside her designated work hours) and volunteering on the Pitkin Area Region 5 Opioid Abatement Council for distributing funds from the Purdue Pharma opioid settlement.
In evaluating Judge Andrews, the Commission interviewed her, read a selection of her legal opinions, observed her in court, reviewed survey results from both attorneys and non-attorneys who have appeared before her, interviewed representatives from the district attorney and public defender’s office for the district, reviewed her self-evaluation, and interviewed and met with Chief Judge Neiley.
Judge Andrews was appointed by Governor Polis and took the bench in September 2021. Prior to her appointment, she worked as a lead attorney for the public defender’s office, both in Glenwood Springs (2019-21) and Denver (2013-19). Judge Andrews received her B.A from Pennsylvania State University in 2007, master’s degree from University of Colorado in 2009, and her J.D from University of Colorado Law in 2012.