Media Alert
Colorado Judicial Branch
Mary J. Mullarkey, Chief Justice
Gerald Marroney, State Court Administrator
Aug. 7, 2002
Contact: Karen Salaz
303/837-3633
1-800-888-0001 Ext. 633
2002 Judicial Performance Commission Reviews
There has been confusion regarding the judges who will be standing for retention in November 2002. You can reference the Secretary of State’s web site directly to view the entire list, but please be advised that county court judges are at the very end. They are not listed by Judicial District, but rather by individual county at the end of the judicial district listings. There is also one invalid posting currently on the list: Judge Christopher D. Leroi in Montezuma County will not be standing for retention as listed.
This is a complete list of judges eligible to stand for retention but who have chosen not to stand for retention:[1]
Denver County Judge Arthur L. Fine, 2nd JD
District Judge Jesse C. Manzanares, 3rd JD
District Judge Douglas E. Anderson, 4th JD
El Paso County Judge Caroline M. Benham, 4th JD
El Paso County Judge Geoffrey H. DeWolfe, 4th JD
District Judge David D. Parrish, 4th JD
District Judge D. Richard Toth, 4th JD
Eagle County Judge Terri Sue Diem, 5th JD
Larimer County Judge John E. Kochenburger, 8th JD
District Judge John-David Sullivan, 8th JD
District Judge J.E. DeVilbiss, 9th JD
Garfield County Judge Victor M. Zerbi, Jr., 9th JD
District Judge John E. Anderson, III, 11th JD
Chief Judge Robert W. Ogburn, 12th JD
Chief Judge Richard P. Doucette, 14th JD
Grand County Judge C. Wayne Williams, 14th JD
Chief Judge Norman L. Arends, 15th JD
District Judge Garth L. Nieschburg, 15th JD
District Judge Robert E. Blackburn, 16th JD
District Judge Thomas C. Levi, 18th JD
District Judge Frederick B. Skillern, 18th JD
District Judge Jack F. Smith, 18th JD
Chief Judge Kenneth K. Stuart, 18th JD
District Judge Jonathan W. Hays, 19th JD
Chief Judge William L. West, 19th JD
Montezuma County Judge Christopher D. Leroi, 22nd JD
Court of Appeals Judge Karen S. Metzger
The Judicial Performance Commission reviews prepared by the State Judicial Performance Commission and 22 judicial district performance commissions will be available on Monday, Aug. 12 on our web site at and on the Colorado Bar Association site at Please refer questions directly to Michelle Stermer, Director, Judicial Performance Program, 303-837-3665, 800-888-0001.
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[1] As of August 6, 2002