Colorado 2nd Judicial District

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Court

Colorado District 2

The Second Judicial District is one of 22 district courts in Colorado. It serves Denver County in Colorado.

Judges

Office	Name
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Lisa Arnolds
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Mark T. Bailey
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Christopher Baumann
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Nikea Bland
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Karen L. Brody
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Jill Deborah Dorancy
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Martin F. Egelhoff
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	John E. Elliff
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Ericka F. H. Englert
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Adam Espinosa
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Kandace Gerdes
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Jay Grant
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Eric Johnson
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Alan B. Jones
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Andrew J. Luxen
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Andrew McCallin
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Marie A. Moses
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Alex C. Myers
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Anita M. Schutte
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Stephanie Scoville
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Darryl Shockley
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Demetria E. Trujillo
Colorado 2nd Judicial District	Sarah B. Wallace

See also

• Denver County, Colorado
• Colorado District Courts
• Colorado judicial elections, 2012

External links

• Colorado Judicial Branch, "2nd Judicial District" (dead link)
• Official Denver website

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, 2025
• 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.