The Honorable Judge James Garrecht is retiring and the 14th Judicial District Nominating Commission has started the selection process. This is for the position of county judge for Routt County. Applications are due by Jan. 18. The job starts March 7.
Here is more from Jon Sarché, the Deputy Public Information Officer from the Colorado Judicial Department.
14th Judicial District announces Routt County Court vacancy — Commission sets date to select nominees
The Fourteenth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet via videoconference on Feb. 2, 2022, to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the office of county judge for Routt County. The vacancy will be created by the retirement of the Hon. James H. Garrecht. The vacancy will occur on March 7, 2022.
To be eligible, the applicant must be a qualified elector of Routt County at the time of investiture and have graduated high school or attained the equivalent of a high school education as indicated by the Department of Education, based upon the record made on the General Education Development test. The annual salary for this position is $136,627, and it is an 80 percent position. The initial term of office of a county judge is a provisional term of two years; thereafter, the incumbent county judge, if approved by the voters, has a term of four years.
Application forms are available from the office of the ex officio chair of the nominating commission, Justice Melissa Hart, 2 E. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80203; and the office of the court executive, Peggy Gentles, 1955 Shield Dr., Unit 200, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487. Applications also are available on the court’s home page at http://www.courts.state.co.us/Careers/Judge.cfm
The completed application must be e-mailed to the address listed in the instructions below no later than 4 p.m. Jan. 18, 2022. 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. Jan. 11, 2022. Under the rules of the 14th Judicial District Nominating Commission, names of the applicants shall be made public once the application period is closed.
The members of the nominating commission for the Fourteenth Judicial District are: James Osborne of Craig; Harper Louden, Matthew Tjosvold, Randall Salky, Ryan Dougherty, and Lulu Gould, all of Steamboat Springs; and Sandra Doudna of Grand Lake..
Editor’s Note: Contact information for the nominating commission members.
- James Osborne, jdo@jdosbornelaw.com
- Harper Louden, harper@ethosls.com
- Matthew Tjosvold, mtjosvold@14da.org
- Randall Salky, randy@salkylaw.com
- Ryan Dougherty, cisenga@gmail.com
- Lulu Gould, luluboat1@comcast.net
- Sandra Doudna, smdoudna@rkymtnhi.com
JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION
APPLICATION FOR COLORADO STATE COURT JUDGESHIP
NEW INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Instructions
- The application form for a Colorado state court judgeship can be found on the Judicial Branch website at http://www.courts.state.co.us/Careers/Judge.cfm. Please be complete and thorough in answering the questions; and, if an answer to any question requires more space than provided, attach a separate sheet of paper for each question. Do not change the margins or font size on the application.
- Your application materials should be prepared in the following manner:
The application should be saved as a PDF file (preferably in text searchable format. The electronic application does not need to contain a signature. If your application materials include multiple documents (i.e., cover letter, personal statement, reference letters) these documents should be combined into one single PDF document with the reference letters attached last.
You must submit the names of not fewer than three nor more than five individuals from whom you are requesting a letter of reference. Such letters of reference shall be strictly confidential. It is preferred that reference letters are included with your application submission. If they are submitted directly by the author, they should be submitted by email as described below in paragraph 3. It is your responsibility to ensure that all letters of reference are submitted by the filing deadline listed in paragraph 4.
- Your application materials compiled as outlined above should be sent via email
with your name and Routt County in the subject line with your materials attached as outlined above no later than 4 p.m. on January 18, 2022 to the following email address:
judicial.applicants@judicial.state.co.us
**you should receive an automatic response to your email submission. If you do not, please email Nikky Conn at the address below to confirm receipt.
- Your application must be received no later than: 4 p.m. on January 18, 2022.
- Email Nikky Conn in the Colorado Supreme Court Clerk’s office with questions: conn@judicial.state.co.us.