Seventeenth Judicial District - Broomfield County Court Judge
Honorable Amanda W. DeWick
Retention Year: 2024
Recommendation: Meets Performance Standards
Reports:
2024 Retention Survey Report (PDF)
2023 Interim Survey Report (PDF)
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The Seventeenth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously agrees by a vote of 10-0 that the Honorable Amanda W. DeWick MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
This past term Judge DeWick presided over Civil (15%), Criminal (30%), and Misdemeanor (55%). People who are familiar with Judge DeWick describe her as prepared, knowledgeable about the law, and efficient. The overwhelming majority of people who appear in front of Judge DeWick mentioned her compassion and her respect for everyone appearing in front of her. Some of the commenters took special note that Judge DeWick works particularly well with defendants and victims with significant mental health illnesses because she takes the time to listen, and she makes everyone feel safe in her courtroom. Judge DeWick is also known for the work that she does in Broomfield’s treatment court, the Female Opportunity Program. Judge DeWick is very proud of the work she does in that program, as she should be. The Broomfield Female Opportunity Program has had great success because of Judge DeWick’s efforts. She treats the participants in the program with dignity and respect and she lets them know how much she wants them to succeed. This creates confidence in each participant who then has a better chance of completing the program.
The commission conducted a personal interview with Judge DeWick, read opinions that she authored, read letters of support for Judge DeWick, reviewed transcripts of her in court, observed her in court, and interviewed the Chief Judge, Elected District Attorney, and head of the 17th Judicial District’s Public Defender Office. In addition, the commission reviewed judicial performance survey responses from attorneys and non-attorneys who had interactions with Judge DeWick. Among the survey questions was whether the survey participant believed that Judge DeWick meets performance standards. Of the attorneys responding to the survey (16 attorneys responded) 94% answered yes, 6% answered no, and none answered no opinion. Of the non-attorneys (35 people responded to surveys), 69% said yes, 14% said no, and 17% had no opinion. Judge DeWick is intelligent and compassionate, and she takes her role very seriously. The Commission is confident that she will continue to grow and flourish as a judge.
Judge DeWick graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Journalism in 2001. She went on to graduate from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law with a Juris Doctor and an LL.M. in Natural Resources and Environmental Law with a focus on Energy Law and Policy. Prior to her judicial appointment, she was a prosecutor in the Denver City Attorney's office and then spent 12 years in private practice as a civil litigator focusing on defending companies from catastrophic personal injury and product defect lawsuits. Governor Polis appointed her to the bench in April of 2021.