Commission sets date to select nominees
The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet on April 9, 2026, at the El Paso County Judicial Building, 270 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903, to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the office of district judge for the 4th Judicial District (El Paso and Teller Counties). The new district court judgeship was created pursuant to SB25-024 and takes effect on July 1, 2026.
To be eligible, the applicant must be a qualified elector of the 4th 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 $203,768.20. The initial term of office of a district judge is a provisional term of two years; thereafter, the incumbent district judge, if retained 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 Brian Boatright, 2 E. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80203, and the office of the Court Executive Scott Sosebee, 719-452-5000/Deputy Court Executive, Bridget Collins, 719-452-5000. Applications are also available on the court’s home page at: https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/careers/judge-opportunities
The completed application must be emailed to the address listed in the instructions below no later than March 30, 2026, by 4:00 p.m. 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 March 23, 2026, by 4:00 p.m.
The members of the nominating commission for the 4th Judicial District are:
Michael Allen of Monument; Andrew Pappadakis of Woodland Park; and Paul Hurcomb, Ian Kalmanowitz, Roland Rainey, and Misty Plowright, all of Colorado Springs.
Editor’s Note: Contact information for the nominating commission members:
· Paul Hurcomb, pwh@sparkswillson.com
· Ian Kalmanowitz, ian@coloradoemploymentlaw.com
· Roland Rainey, rojune28@yahoo.com
· Misty Plowright, misty.plowright@gmail.com
· Michael Allen, mtallen@mikemoranlaw.com
· Andrew Pappadakis, apappadakis@hsd2.org
