Catherine A. Lemon
| Catherine A. Lemon | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Colorado Second Judicial District | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Personal History | |
| Undergraduate: | Vassar College |
| Law School: | University of Colorado School of Law |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Second Judicial District |
| State: | Colorado |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Election date: | 11/6/2012 |
| Retention vote: | 147,448 |
| Retention vote %: | 77.84%  |
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Catherine A. Lemon is a judge for the Colorado Second Judicial District Court. She was appointed to the court in 2004. [1]
Education
Lemon received her undergraduate degree from Vassar College and in 1982, her J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law. [2]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Lemon was an attorney in private practice for sixteen years. [2]
Elections
2012 election
Lemon was retained in the general election on November 6, winning 77.84% of the vote. [3]
- See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2012
Judicial performance evaluation
The Second Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance announced its recommendations for judges up for retention in 2012. According to its website, the commission evaluates judges based on the following criteria: integrity, legal knowledge, communication skills, judicial temperament, and administrative performance. [4]
Criticism of process
There are critics of the state's method for evaluating judges. The most common complaint is that the evaluations are simply "rubber stamps" for judges standing for retention. To learn more about this viewpoint, read: The Denver Post, "Evaluating the performance of justices," February 15, 2010.
Judge Lemon was recommended for retention by an unanimous vote. [2]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 2nd Judicial District Judges
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, Catherine A. Lemon
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, 2012 Official General Election Results
- ↑ Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, Press Release: Judge Evaluations Available on Internet August 7
