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Colorado judicial elections, 2016
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Eleven seats on Colorado's state-level courts were up for retention elections on November 8, 2016. One seat on the Colorado Supreme Court joined ten seats held by judges on the Colorado Court of Appeals on the ballot. If retained, a supreme court justice serves for 10 years and an appeals court judge serves for eight years prior to the next retention election.
Judges who faced retention
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
■ Karen M. Ashby 
■ Michael Berger
■ Steve Bernard
■ Stephanie Erin Dunn
■ David Furman
■ Robert Hawthorne
■ Jerry N. Jones
■ Anthony Navarro
■ Gilbert Roman
■ Diana Terry
Election results
November 8, 2016
| Colorado Supreme Court, Hood's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
| William W. Hood | 70.98% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State Official Certified Results | ||
| Colorado Court of Appeals, Ashby's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
| Karen M. Ashby | 69.25% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State Official Certified Results | ||
| Colorado Court of Appeals, Berger's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
| Michael Berger | 68.91% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State Official Certified Results | ||
| Colorado Court of Appeals, Bernard's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
| Steve Bernard | 63.35% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State Official Certified Results | ||
| Colorado Court of Appeals, Dunn's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
| Stephanie Erin Dunn | 71.10% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State Official Certified Results | ||
| Colorado Court of Appeals, Furman's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
| David Furman | 70.45% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State Official Certified Results | ||
| Colorado Court of Appeals, Hawthorne's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
| Robert Hawthorne | 70.63% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State Official Certified Results | ||
| Colorado Court of Appeals, Jones' seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
| Jerry N. Jones | 60.87% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State Official Certified Results | ||
| Colorado Court of Appeals, Navarro's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
| Anthony Navarro | 65.52% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State Official Certified Results | ||
| Colorado Court of Appeals, Roman's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
| Gilbert Roman | 71.04% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State Official Certified Results | ||
| Colorado Court of Appeals, Terry's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
| Diana Terry | 67.06% | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State Official Certified Results | ||
Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Colorado
Judges for the Colorado Court of Appeals are 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 eight years.[1]
The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.[1]
- See also: Assisted appointment
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:
- a qualified elector in state;
- licensed to practice law in state for five years;
- under the age of 72 (retirement by 72 is mandatory).[1]
State profile
| Demographic data for Colorado | ||
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 5,448,819 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 103,642 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 84.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 4% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 21.1% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.7% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 38.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $60,629 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13.5% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Colorado. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Colorado
Colorado voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, four are located in Colorado, accounting for 1.94 percent of the total pivot counties.[2]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Colorado had three Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 1.66 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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