Colorado Court of Appeals announces court vacancy

04/15/2026 6:23 PM | Crystal Rayos (Administrator)

Nominating Commission sets date to select nominees

The Colorado Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission will meet on June 22, 2026, at the Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center, 2 E. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80203, to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the Colorado Court of Appeals. The vacancy will be created by the Honorable Gilbert M. Román's retirement. The vacancy will occur on August 1, 2026. 

To be eligible for appointment to fill a vacancy, the applicant must be a qualified elector of the State of Colorado and must have been admitted to the practice of law in Colorado for five years. The annual salary for a court of appeals judge is currently $212,535.14. The initial term of office of a Court of Appeals judge is a provisional two-year term. Thereafter, the incumbent judge, if retained by the voters, serves an eight-year term. 

Application forms are available from the office of the ex officio chair of the Nominating Commission, Chief Justice Monica Márquez, 2 E. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80203, or from the Court of Appeals Clerk, Tiffany Mortier, 2 E. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80203. 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 May 27, 2026. 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 May 20, 2026.   

The members of the nominating commission for the Supreme Court are: Peter Gould, of Boulder; Lisa Kaufmann, of Lyons; Daneya Esgar, of Pueblo; Steve ErkenBrack, of Grand Junction; Kevin Duffy, of Castle Rock; Patrick O’Rourke, of Highlands Ranch; Dr. Paul Wiggins, of Peyton; John Suthers, of Colorado Springs; Marco Chayet, of Centennial; Janet Buckner, of Aurora; Alejandra Major, of Lakewood; Edwin Perlmutter, of Arvada; Eva Henry, of Thornton; Jerome DeHerrera, of Westminster; Alvina Vasquez, of Wheat Ridge; and Ageno Otii and David Powell, both of Denver. 

Editor’s Note: Contact information for the nominating commission members: 


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