Eighth Judicial District - District Court Judge
Honorable Sarah B. Cure
Retention Year: 2024
Recommendation: Meets Performance Standards
Reports:
2024 Retention Survey Report (PDF)
2023 Interim Survey Report (PDF)
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The Eighth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance, by a vote of 10-0, agrees that Judge Sarah B. Cure MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
Judge Cure handles a mixed docket consisting of domestic relations, criminal, and probate cases. Judge Cure is a well-prepared and thoughtful judicial officer. She is respectful to attorneys and litigants. This was consistently reported in judicial performance surveys and observed by Commissioners. Judge Cure cares about the justice system and about being a good judicial officer. She demonstrates great respect for the judicial process and conducts her court with a nostalgic dignity, which respects the parties appearing before her and the overall importance of the work conducted in the judicial system. Judge Cure is prepared for her cases and manages her courtroom well.
The Commission personally interviewed Judge Cure, observed her in court (both in person and virtually), analyzed judicial performance survey data, reviewed a sample of written orders, considered written comments from attorneys and non-attorneys, and reviewed her self-evaluation. In addition, the Commission received comments from representatives of the District Attorney’s Office and the Public Defender’s Office. A total of 32 individuals, 21 attorneys and 11 non-attorneys, believed they had sufficient knowledge to assess whether Judge Cure meets performance standards. When asked whether Judge Cure meets performance standards: Of the attorneys responding to the survey, 17 answered yes, two answered no, and two expressed no opinion. Of the non-attorneys responding to the survey, nine answered yes, one answered no, and one expressed no opinion. Her overall performance score based on 36 responses is 3.3 out of 4 for all performance categories combined (case management, application and knowledge of law, communications, diligence, demeanor, and fairness). Given significantly low response rates to the surveys overall, the Commission gave the appropriate weight to the survey responses in its evaluation. Six appellate judges expressed sufficient knowledge of Judge Cure’s performance and rated her 4 out of 4.
Judge Cure was appointed to the Eighth Judicial District Court bench on December 2, 2020. Prior to her appointment, she was the sole owner of The Cure Law Office for approximately 13 years and has been practicing in the private sector since 2005. Judge Cure, a Colorado native, received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2001, and her Juris Doctor degree in 2005 from the University of New Hampshire. Judge Cure serves as the Co-Chair of the State-Wide Judicial Well-Being Committee. She is dedicated to improving the lives of other judicial officers and to improving our state-wide bench to ensure integrity and restore faith in the justice system.