Thomas R. Ensor

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Thomas R. Ensor
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Prior offices
Colorado 17th Judicial District

Education

Bachelor's

Indiana University

Law

Indiana University

Thomas R. Ensor was a judge on the 17th District Court in Colorado. He was initially appointed to the court in 1984 and won retention to full six-year terms in 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2016.

Biography

Ensor received his undergraduate degree and J.D. from Indiana University. He worked as a chief deputy for the Adams County District Attorney's Office and as a judge of the Adams County Court prior to his district court appointment.[1][2]

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.

Thomas R. Ensor was retained in the Colorado 17th Judicial District, Thomas R. Ensor Retention Election with 66.29 percent of the vote.

Colorado 17th Judicial District, Thomas R. Ensor Retention Election, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngThomas R. Ensor66.29%
Source: Colorado Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016

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.[3]

The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.[3]

Qualifications
To serve on the district court, a judge must be:[3]

  • 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).

2010

See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2010

Ensor was retained with 61.3 percent of the vote in 2010.[4][5]

Retention recommendation

Ensor was recommended for retention in 2010 by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation.[6]

  • Read Ensor's Judicial Performance Review here.

See also

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Footnotes