Kim MonsonColorado Voter's Guide 2026

Judicial retention question

Judge Dina M. Christiansen: retention in the Thirteenth Judicial District

On the November 3, 2026 ballot

Judge
Dina M. Christiansen
Court
Thirteenth Judicial District Court
On the ballot in
Kit Carson, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma counties

The commission's finding

Meets Performance Standards. State Commission on Judicial Performance, by a vote of 8 to 0 with one commissioner absent and two vacancies, under Rule 21. The 13th Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance voted 5 to 2 that she does not meet performance standards.

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 Christiansen stays on the Thirteenth Judicial District Court for a new six-year term.
A no vote means
Judge Christiansen leaves the Thirteenth Judicial District Court at the end of her current term.

County ballots

Official documents

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Key dates

Page updated September 29, 2026