Eighteenth Judicial District - Douglas County Court Judge
Honorable Susanna Meissner-Cutler
Retention Year: 1998
Recommendation: Retain
The Eighteenth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance recommends unanimously that Judge Susanna Meissner-Cutler BE RETAINED.
Judge Meissner-Cutler received her law degree from the University of Denver in 1986. She has served as County Court Judge since 1995 in Douglas County. Her court sees felony, traffic, misdemeanor, and civil cases. Before being appointed as County Court Judge, she was an attorney in private practice specializing in civil litigation.
Of attorneys surveyed, 93.5 percent recommended retaining Judge Meissner-Cutler. Of litigants, court personnel, law enforcement, crime victims and jurors, 100 percent of those surveyed recommended she be retained.
Comments received were highly favorable, citing Judge Meissner-Cutler's professionalism, courtesy and fairness.