Karl L. Schock

Karl L. Schock earned his undergraduate degree at Northern Arizona University and his law degree at the University of Colorado in 2006, then clerked for Judge Michael Murphy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He practiced at the law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck until 2015, when he became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Appellate Division, and held that post until his appointment to the Colorado Court of Appeals in 2022. He serves on committees that work on model criminal jury instructions and probation services.

The State Commission on Judicial Performance writes that "he has the qualities of an excellent Court of Appeals judge." It finds that his "written opinions are clear and easy to understand" and that at oral argument "he is respectful, curious, and well-prepared on both the facts and the law." One commissioner was absent for the 9 to 0 vote, and one seat was vacant.

The commission reports that every attorney and judge it surveyed agreed that he meets the state's performance standards. It writes that some respondents "noted that his separate concurrences and dissents show care in his work" and that others "said his questions at oral argument made them feel he took their legal issues seriously."