Kim MonsonColorado Voter's Guide 2026

Judicial retention question

Judge Jeremy Chaffin: retention in the Twenty-First Judicial District

On the November 3, 2026 ballot

Judge
Jeremy Chaffin
Court
Twenty-First Judicial District Court
On the ballot in
Mesa County

The commission's finding

Meets Performance Standards. Twenty-First Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance, by a vote of 7 to 0, with one commissioner absent, one vacancy and one recusal.

Appointment

Term

Under article VI of the Colorado Constitution, a district court judge serves a six-year term.

What a vote does

A yes vote means
Judge Chaffin stays on the Twenty-First Judicial District Court for a new six-year term.
A no vote means
Judge Chaffin leaves the Twenty-First Judicial District Court at the end of his current term.

County ballots

Official documents

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Key dates

Page updated September 29, 2026