Fifteenth Judicial District - Cheyenne County Court Judge
Honorable Deni Estelle Eiring
Retention Year: 2024
Recommendation: Meets Performance Standards
Reports:
2024 Retention Survey Report (PDF)
*Insufficient responses to publish 2023 Interim Survey Report
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The Fifteenth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance finds that Judge Deni Estelle Eiring MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS by a vote of 6-0, with two commissioners absent and two Commissioner vacancies, and unanimously recommends her for retention. The Colorado statutory judicial performance standards are integrity, legal knowledge, communication skills, judicial temperament, administrative performance, and service to the legal profession and the public.
In evaluating Judge Eiring, the commission reviewed her written orders, observed her in the courtroom, reviewed her self-evaluation and cases, and interviewed representatives from both the District Attorney’s office and the Public Defender’s office and survey results. The Commission relied on several sources of information to make its determination that Judge Eiring meets performance standards. The Commission conducted a personal interview with Judge Eiring, reviewed her written opinions, observed her in court, and interviewed representatives from the Public Defender’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office.
Judge Eiring presides over misdemeanor, civil, small claims, and misdemeanor traffic in the Fifteenth Judicial District. Judge Eiring has excellent command of the courtroom and docket control. The Commission is pleased that the survey results and interviews demonstrate her self-reflective ability to balance her empathy and authority as a judge. Those surveyed were asked, “Does Judge Eiring meet judicial performance standards?” Of the attorneys responding to the survey, 100% believe Judge Eiring meets performance standards. Of the non-attorneys that were surveyed, 75% believe that Judge Eiring meets performance standards while 25% had no opinion. Judge Eiring received ratings from both attorneys and non-attorneys combined that showed she was knowledgeable and proficient in all the areas surveyed: (1) case management, (2) application and knowledge of law, (3) communication, (4) diligence, (5) demeanor, and (6) fairness. She has demonstrated an exceptional ability to understand and apply the law. Her rulings, both written and oral, are thorough, articulate, and well-reasoned. Finally, she has demonstrated service to the legal profession by accepting a position as a magistrate in the 16th Judicial District, in addition to her work as a judge in Cheyenne County. Judge Eiring believes community involvement is the lifeblood of a small community. She volunteers with the local Boy Scout troop, and The Match bone marrow and blood registry. She wants to set an example for the people who do community service as part of their sentencing to see her serving the community too.
Judge Eiring was appointed to the bench in March 2022. She graduated from Charlotte School of Law in North Carolina in 2012. She returned to practice law in Eastern Colorado where she grew up. Between 2012 and 2016 she practiced family, civil, and criminal law with Cure and Bain, P. C. In 2016 she became an Assistant District Attorney with the 15th Judicial District until being appointed to the bench. To quote her, “Most importantly, my husband and I spend our free time chasing our three children and goldendoodle from event to event.”