Judicial retention question
Judge Sean Patrick Finn: retention in the Seventeenth Judicial District
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
- Judge
- Sean Patrick Finn
- Court
- Seventeenth Judicial District Court
- On the ballot in
- Adams and Broomfield counties
The commission's finding
Meets Performance Standards. Seventeenth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance, by a vote of 7 to 1, with two commissioners absent.
Appointment
- Judicial appointment: 2018
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 Finn stays on the Seventeenth Judicial District Court for a new six-year term.
- A no vote means
- Judge Finn leaves the Seventeenth Judicial District Court at the end of his current term.
County ballots
Official documents
- 2026 evaluation of Judge Sean Patrick Finn (Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation)
- 2026 Retention Survey Report (Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation)
- 2023 Interim Survey Report (Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation)
- Abstract of votes cast, district court retention, 2020 general election (Colorado Secretary of State)
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Key dates
- October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
- October 12: drop boxes open.
- October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
- From October 27: return your ballot to a drop box or vote center instead of mailing it.
- November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.
Page updated September 29, 2026