Tenth Judicial District - Pueblo County Court Judge
Honorable Roberto Silva
Retention Year: 2024
Recommendation: Meets Performance Standards
Reports:
2024 Retention Survey Report (PDF)
2023 Interim Survey Report (PDF)
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The Tenth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously agrees by a vote of 6-0 with two commissioners absent and two vacancies that Judge Roberto Silva MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
Judge Silva presides over civil matters, including protection orders, evictions, money disputes, and other general civil cases in Pueblo County, Colorado. Judge Silva's courtroom demeanor is consistently firm but respectful and fair. He is committed to ensuring that all pro se litigants who appear in his court understand the procedure in the courtroom to ensure fairness. Judge Silva has excellent command of his courtroom and manages his caseload in an efficient manner. His written and oral rulings are clear, concise, well-reasoned and demonstrative of his vast legal knowledge.
The Commission also appreciates Judge Silva's candor with the Commission, his humility, his openness to feedback and his commitment to continually engage in self-reflection and efforts to enhance his performance. Based on these findings, the Commission unanimously agreed that Judge Silva meets performance standards. The Commission conducted a personal interview with Judge Silva, reviewed opinions he authored, observed him in court, reviewed his self-evaluation survey, interviewed the Chief Judge and reviewed judicial performance survey responses from attorneys and non-attorneys who had interacted in Judge Silva's court. Among the survey questions asked, one was, "Based on your responses to the previous questions related to the performance evaluation criteria, do you think Judge Silva meets judicial performance standards?" Of the 19 attorneys responding to the question, 100% answered yes. Of the 17 non-attorneys responding to the survey, 53% answered yes, 41% answered no, and 6% indicated no opinion. A total of twenty-one attorneys and eighteen non-attorneys responded to the judicial performance surveys expressing their opinion of Judge Silva. However, based on the small number of survey responses, these results may not be statistically significant.
Judge Silva was appointed to the County Court in 2018. Prior to his appointment, he had served as the Managing Attorney for Colorado Legal Services' Pueblo office since 1999, representing indigent individuals in civil proceedings. He also served as an attorney with Pikes Peak Arkansas River Legal Aid from 1998 until 1999 and as a Deputy District Attorney with the 16th Judicial District from 1996 until 1998. Judge Silva earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1977 and his Juris Doctorate from Cornell University in 1992. Judge Silva also serves on the Tenth Judicial District Access to Justice Committee.