The 6th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet Aug. 4 at La Plata County Courthouse, 1060 East Second Ave. in Durango, to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the office of district judge for the 6th Judicial District (Archuleta, La Plata, and San Juan counties).
The vacancy will be created by the retirement of the Honorable Suzanne F. Carlson. The vacancy will occur on Oct. 1.
To be eligible, the applicant must be a qualified elector of the 6th Judicial District at the time of investiture and must have been admitted to the practice of law in Colorado for five years.
The current annual salary for this position is $198,798. The initial term of office of a district judge is a provisional term of two years; thereafter, the incumbent district judge, if approved by the voters, has a term of six years.
Application forms are available from the office of the ex officio chair of the nominating commission, Justice Maria Berkenkotter, 2 E. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80203, and the office of the court executive, Eric Hogue, (970) 247-2304. Applications are also available on the court’s home page at coloradojudicial.gov/careers/judge-opportunities.
The completed application must be emailed to the address listed in the instructions below no later than 4 p.m. on July 23. Late applications will not be considered.
Any person wishing to suggest a candidate to fill the vacancy may do so by letter to be submitted to any member of the nominating commission, with a copy to the ex officio chair, no later than 4 p.m. on July 16.
Under the rules of the 6th Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission, the names of the applicants shall be made public once the application period is closed.
The commission will meet on Aug. 4 to choose applicants to interview and would appreciate receiving any public feedback about applicants before that date.
The members of the nominating commission for the 6th Judicial District are: James Garrett, of Pagosa Springs; Sarah Moore, of Silverton; and Maya Kane, Barrie Newberger King, James Cross and Paul DeBell, all of Durango.
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