Kim MonsonColorado Voter's Guide 2026

Judicial retention question

Judge Andrew C. Poland: retention in the First Judicial District

On the November 3, 2026 ballot

Judge
Andrew C. Poland
Court
First Judicial District Court
On the ballot in
Gilpin and Jefferson counties

The commission's finding

Meets Performance Standards. First Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance, by a vote of 9 to 0, with one commissioner, a party to a case pending before Judge Poland, recused.

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 Poland stays on the First Judicial District Court for a new six-year term.
A no vote means
Judge Poland leaves the 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