Colorado 17th Judicial District

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Court

Colorado District 17

The Seventeenth Judicial District is one of 22 district courts in Colorado. It serves Adams and Broomfield counties.

Judges

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Office	Name
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Caryn Datz
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Sean Finn
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Sharon Holbrook
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Robert W. Kiesnowski
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Emily Lieberman
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Priscilla Loew
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Brett Martin
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Rayna McIntyre
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Patrick Pugh
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Don Quick
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Don Quick
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Roberto Ramirez
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Kyle Seedorf
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Jeffrey Smith
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Teri Vasquez
Colorado 17th Judicial District	Mark D. Warner

See also

• Colorado District Courts
• Colorado judicial elections
• Colorado counties

External links

• Colorado Judicial Branch, "17th Judicial District Judges"

Colorado courts

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Federal courts:

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Colorado • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Colorado

State courts:

Colorado Supreme Court • Colorado Court of Appeals • Colorado District Courts • Colorado County Courts • Denver Probate Court • Denver Juvenile Court • Colorado Municipal Courts • Colorado Water Courts

State resources:

Courts in Colorado • Colorado judicial elections • Judicial selection in Colorado

Elections

See also: Colorado judicial elections

Colorado is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Colorado, click here.

• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2024
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2023
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2022
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2021
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2020
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2019
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2017
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2016
• Colorado judicial elections, 2014
• Colorado judicial elections, 2012
• Colorado judicial elections, 2010

Selection method

See also: Assisted appointment

There are 164 judges on the Colorado District Courts, each appointed by the governor from a list of names compiled by a nominating commission. Initial terms last at least two years, after which judges must stand for retention in a yes-no election. Subsequent terms last six years.

The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.

Qualifications
To serve on the district court, a judge must be:

• a qualified elector in the district;
• licensed to practice law in state for five years; and
• under the age of 72 (retirement by 72 is mandatory).

Election rules

Retention election

Judges in Colorado stand for retention at the end of each term. These elections are held during the November general election in even-numbered years. In retention elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the justice in office for another term.