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Geraldine Lynne Allan

Trial Court · Arapahoe · Arapahoe

Meets Standards(Retain)2 cycles on record

Evaluation history

  • 1994 retention cycle
    Trial Court · Arapahoe · Arapahoe
    Meets Standards(Retain)
    Retention Year: 1994 Recommendation: Retain Judge Geraldine L. Allan served as a County Judge in Aurora from January, 1988 to February, 1992. Judge Allan has been serving as a County Judge in Littleton since February, 1992. The vast preponderance of her cases are misdemeanor or traffic cases. Prior to assuming her current judgeship she functioned as a Referee/Commissioner in Arapahoe County District Court from 1984 to 1987. Judge Allan obtained an undergraduate degree in Journalism from Northwestern University and in 1969 graduated from the University of Denver Law School. After her admittance to the Colorado Bar in 1969 until 1987, she was in private practice except from 1972-76 when she worked for Arapahoe County Legal Aid and 1977-78 when she was Deputy City Attorney in Littleton. The lawyers’ survey was generally favorable with Judge Allan obtaining 85% approval ratings in most categories of performance. The Commission notes that Judge Allan’s appraisals are significantly improving from year to year. It was observed that she can be soft spoken to a fault. She carefully considers all factors in each case in sentencing. She is stern but fair. The Eighteenth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance recommends that Judge Geraldine L. Allan BE RETAINED.
  • 1990 retention cycle
    Trial Court · Arapahoe · Arapahoe
    Meets Standards(Retain)
    Retention Year: 1990 Recommendation: Retain Judicial Performance Commission’s recommendation: Should Be Retained Judge Allan was admitted to practice law in 1969 and has had a diversified legal career. She was in private practice, and has been employed by the Arapahoe County Legal Aid Office; and as a deputy city attorney in Littleton for two years; and as an instructor for the Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy for two years. Before her appointment to the Arapahoe County Court in November 1987, she served as an associate judge for the Englewood Municipal Court and a referee commissioner for the Arapahoe County District Court. In her current assignment, Allan has a docket that consists of 70% alcohol-related driving cases and 25% misdemeanor cases. Criticism of Allan appeared to be in her relationship with her personal staff and the staff in the main’s clerk’s office. Most responses indicated she is a hard working judge who has an abiding interest in justice.

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