Cheryl Rowles-Stokes

Before joining the bench Cheryl Rowles-Stokes was a chief deputy district attorney in the 18th Judicial District, vice president of human resources for High-Speed Access Corp. and director of human resources and legal for Rifkin & Associates. She was appointed to the Arapahoe County Court in January 2012. Voters retained her in 2022 with 66.93 percent of the votes cast on the question.

She holds an undergraduate degree in human resources management from Colorado Christian University, a master's degree in business communications from Jones International University and a law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. She serves on the board of the Sam Cary Scholarship Endowment Fund, which awards scholarships to law students at the University of Colorado and the University of Denver.

The commission finds that she "knows the law and is conversant with it" and mentors young attorneys. It describes her as "patient with those who appear before her" and writes that she "runs an efficient courtroom" and "listens carefully to arguments, and her records are accurate." Jurors reported that she "was professional, impartial, and handled every aspect of the case" in a way that left them comfortable. The commission also reports a suggestion that she train new judges.

One member was absent for the 8 to 0 vote, and one seat on the commission was vacant. Attorney and non-attorney survey respondents, the commission writes, "although low in response numbers, found no performance issues in any evaluation criteria."