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Colorado Supreme Court
The highest court in Colorado. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
10 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1876Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Monica Márquez
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2010
Appointed by Bill Ritter (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Maria Berkenkotter
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2021
Appointed by Jared Polis (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Susan Blanco
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: February 17, 2026
Appointed by Jared Polis (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Brian Boatright
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2011
Appointed by John Hickenlooper (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Richard Gabriel
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2015
Appointed by John Hickenlooper (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
William W. Hood
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 13, 2014
Appointed by John Hickenlooper (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Carlos Armando Samour Jr.
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2018
Appointed by John Hickenlooper (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Colorado Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.