The Colorado Judicial Department today announced it has extended the application period for a Jackson County Court vacancy. The application period now will close on June 7, 2019, to allow additional interested candidates time to file an application.
The Eighth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet June 28, 2019, at the Larimer County Justice Center in Fort Collins to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the office of county judge for Jackson County. The vacancy will be created by the retirement of the Hon. Cindy L. Wilson, effective June 5, 2019.
To be eligible, the applicant must be a qualified elector of Jackson 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 $32,193, and it is a 20 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 Richard L. Gabriel, 2 E. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80203; and the office of the court executive, Janelle Brunin, 201 La Porte Ave., Ste. 100, Fort Collins, CO 80521. 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. June 7, 2019. 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. May 31, 2019.
The members of the nominating commission for the Eighth Judicial District are: Richard Gast, Tracy Oldemeyer, Kathleen Smith, and Robert Bacon, all of Fort Collins; Stephen Tool of Windsor; Dawn Grimes of Loveland; and Jill Honnecke of Coalmont.
Editor’s Note: Contact information for the nominating commission members.
- Richard Gast, 323 S. College, Suite 1, Fort Collins, CO 80524
- Tracy Oldemeyer, 215 Mathews St., Suite 300, Fort Collins, CO 80524
- Robert Bacon, 720 Gilgalad Way, Fort Collins, CO 80526
- Jill Honnecke, 4300 County Road 11, Coalmont, CO 80430
- Stephen Tool, 6808 Spanish Bay Dr., Windsor, CO 80550
- Dawn Grimes, 155 E. Boardwalk Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80525
- Kathleen Smith, 2038 Vermont Dr., Ste. 203, Fort Collins, CO 80526
This information is provided as an e-mail service of the Colorado State Judicial Department, Office of State Court Administrator, 1300 Broadway, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80203. To discontinue this service or update your e-mail address, please respond to this message with your name, contact information and any comments.
JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION
APPLICATION FOR COLORADO STATE COURT JUDGESHIP
NEW INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Instructions
1. 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.
2.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. Reference letters should be submitted directly by the author 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.
3. Your application materials compiled as outlined above should be sent via email with your name and Jackson County Court in the subject line with your materials attached as outlined above no later than 4 p.m. on June 7, 2019, to the following email address:
[email protected]
**you should receive an automatic response to your email submission. If you do not, please call Nikky at the number below to confirm receipt.
4. Your application must be received no later than: 4 p.m. on June 7, 2019.
5. Call Nikky in the Colorado Supreme Court Clerk’s office with questions: 720-625-5175.