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Frederico C. Alvarez

Trial Court · Denver · Denver

Meets Standards(Retain)2 cycles on record

Evaluation history

  • 1998 retention cycle
    Trial Court · Denver · Denver
    Meets Standards(Retain)
    VotersRetained· 73.7% yes
    82,554 yes · 29,397 no50% needed to retain
    Retention Year: 1998 Recommendation: Retain The Second Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance recommends that Judge Federico C. Alvarez BE RETAINED. Judge Alvarez graduated from Pan American University in 1977 and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. He was admitted to the Colorado Bar in October 1980. Prior to his appointment to the Denver district court, Judge Alvarez served as a Denver county court judge for over two years serving in both the civil division and traffic division. Prior to that, he was an assistant attorney general in the consumer protection division for over three years; and was a deputy state public defender in the Denver office for over three years. Judge Alvarez was appointed to the district court on February 2, 1990. He currently serves in the criminal division and has also served in the domestic relations and civil divisions. As a professional goal Judge Alvarez would like to develop computerized information for all divisions in order to minimize the transition between divisions. He is also interested in learning teaching skills to help train new judges. In a Commission survey, attorneys voted 87.2% to retain, and 12.8% voted not to retain.
  • 1992 retention cycle
    Trial Court · Denver · Denver
    Meets Standards(Retain)
    VotersRetained· 74.2% yes
    80,595 yes · 27,985 no50% needed to retain
    Retention Year: 1992 Recommendation: Retain Federico C. Alvarez graduated from Pan American University in 1977 and received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1980. Prior to his appointment to the court, Judge Alvarez was Deputy State Public Defender, Denver office, from 1980 to 1983. From 1984 to 1987 he was Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division. From 1987 to 1990 Judge Alvarez was a Denver County Court Judge, hearing cases in the traffic and civil divisions. On February 2, 1990, Federico C. Alvarez was appointed to the Denver District Court, initially in the domestic relations division. He is currently assigned to the criminal division. The Commission evaluated Judge Alvarez based upon information received through questionnaires and interviews of individuals involved in the legal process. While he has been described in some instances as being overly reserved, he is making a conscious effort to alleviate this perception. It is the feeling of the Commission that Judge Alvarez deserves an average grade for performance. The 2nd Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance recommends that Judge Federico C. Alvarez be retained.

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