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Richard Gabriel
Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Background: From 1987 to 1988, Gabriel served as law clerk to Judge Frederick Motz at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Gabriel then worked with the law firm Shea & Gould LLC in New York City.
At a glance
- Court
- Colorado Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) (2015); retained by voters in a retention election on November 6, 2018
- Appointed by
- Gov. John Hickenlooper (D)
- Appointment date
- 2015
- Took office
- 2015
- Current term ends
- January 7, 2029
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 6, 2018
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Yale University, 1984
- Law: University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1987
- Prior offices
- Colorado Court of Appeals (2008 - 2015)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Richard Gabriel’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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