Gilbert Martinez

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Gilbert Martinez

Prior offices

Colorado 4th Judicial District

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Colorado

Law

University of Colorado School of Law

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Gilbert Martinez was a judge of the Colorado 4th Judicial District. He left office on July 31, 2017.

Martinez served as chief presiding judge of the court twice—first from 1994 to 2007 and again from February 9, 2012, until his retirement. Martinez passed away on November 2, 2023.

Biography

Martinez was born and raised in Colorado. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in civil engineering and from the University of Colorado Law School with a J.D. Martinez worked as a public defender from 1978 until his judicial appointment in 1989. During this time, he directed the Colorado Springs Public Defender's Office for four years.

Elections

2016

See also: Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Colorado held judicial retention elections in 2016. Fifty-eight district court judges sought retention to six-year terms in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Gilbert Martinez was retained in the Colorado 4th Judicial District, Gilbert Martinez Retention Election with 70.27 percent of the vote.

Colorado 4th Judicial District, Gilbert Martinez Retention Election, 2016
Name	Yes votes
Gilbert Martinez	70.27%
Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016

2010

See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2010

Martinez was retained with 63.34 percent of the vote in 2010.

Retention recommendation

Martinez was recommended for retention by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.

• Read the performance review here.

See also

• Colorado 4th Judicial District
• Colorado local trial court judicial elections, 2016

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Footnotes

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