2018 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure
Courts of Record
Article 5.5 - Commissions on Judicial Performance
§ 13-5.5-111. Judicial performance evaluations - senior judges
(1) Every third year following the initial appointment of a senior judge to the bench through a contract pursuant to section 24-51-1105, the state commission shall conduct a performance evaluation of the senior judge based on the judicial performance evaluation criteria set forth in section 13-5.5-107. The state commission shall complete the performance evaluation of such senior judge and communicate the related narrative to the chief justice no later than forty-five days prior to the expiration of the senior judge's contract for that year. The narrative must include an assessment of the senior judge's strengths and weaknesses with respect to the judicial performance evaluation criteria set forth in section 13-5.5-107.
(2) The state commission shall make a recommendation to the chief justice of the Colorado supreme court regarding the senior judge's performance. The recommendations must be stated as "meets performance standard" or "does not meet performance standard".
