Second Judicial District - District Court Judge
Honorable Alex C. Myers
Retention Year: 2024
Recommendation: Meets Performance Standards
Reports:
2024 Retention Survey Report (PDF)
2023 Interim Survey Report (PDF)
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The Second Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously agrees by a vote of 9–0, with one Commissioner vacancy, that Judge Alex C. Myers MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. The Colorado statutory judicial performance criteria are integrity, legal knowledge, communication skills, judicial temperament, administrative performance, and service to the legal profession and the public.
Judge Myers currently presides over criminal matters in the Denver District Court. Judge Myers meets all aspects of the performance criteria on which he is evaluated. Judge Myers’ written decisions are clear, thorough, and well-reasoned. His notable strengths, observed by the Commission and described in survey responses, include having an exceptional courtroom demeanor, being well prepared for cases in front of him, and having a strong understanding of the law and its application. The Commission, based on its observation and analysis of survey responses, did not identify any evaluation category in which Judge Myers displayed a notable weakness as to the performance criteria. Judge Myers met the Court’s productivity benchmark for criminal courtrooms, completing 90% of cases within 12 months.
The Commission met with the Chief Judge of Denver District Court to discuss challenges facing the court system and also met with the Denver District Attorney and a representative of the Denver Trial Office of the Colorado State Public Defender regarding Judge Myers’ performance. The Commission conducted a personal interview with Judge Myers and observed him during court proceedings. It also reviewed opinions he authored, comments received from interested parties during the evaluation, recordings from his courtroom, case management data, and judicial performance survey responses from attorneys and non-attorneys who interacted with him. The surveys reflected personal opinions regarding Judge Myers in the categories of case management, application and knowledge of the law, communications, diligence, demeanor, and fairness. A total of 16 attorneys and seven non-attorneys responded to the judicial performance surveys expressing their opinion of Judge Myers. The overall information and data reviewed supports the Commission’s recommendation that Judge Myers be retained.
Judge Myers was appointed to the Denver District Court in 2020. He graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a BA in Environmental Design and Urban Planning. He obtained his JD from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. Prior to his appointment, Judge Myers worked in private practice as a litigator and served as a law clerk to a justice on the Colorado Supreme Court. Before attending law school, Judge Myers worked as an urban planner.