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John Edward Anderson III

Trial Court · Chaffee · Chaffee

Meets Standards(Do Not Retain)2 cycles on record

Evaluation history

  • 1996 retention cycle
    Trial Court · Chaffee · Chaffee
    Meets Standards(Do Not Retain)
    VotersRetained· 69.8% yes
    16,218 yes · 7,016 no50% needed to retain
    Retention Year: 1996 Recommendation: Retain The Eleventh Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance recommends that Judge John E. Anderson III BE RETAINED. Judge Anderson was appointed to the District Court Bench in November, 1980. Judge Anderson currently hears criminal, domestic relations, civil and juvenile cases. He is also a water court judge. Questionnaires for evaluation of Judge Anderson were sent to attorneys who have practiced in his court, court personnel and staff, litigants who have appeared in front of him, jurors who have served as jurors in his court, and law enforcement personnel who have appeared in his court. The responses to the questionnaire rated Judge Anderson highly overall. Those persons who responded to the questionnaires made the following recommendations concerning retention of Judge Anderson: Attorneys (32 responses): Retain: 84.4% No Opinion: 6.3% Do Not Retain: 9.4% Court Personnel (36 responses): Retain: 91.7% No Opinion: 8.3% Litigants (7 responses): Retain: 85.7% Do Not Retain: 14.3% Jurors (34 responses): Retain: 94.1% No Opinion: 2.9% Do Not Retain: 2.9% Law Enforcement (27 responses): Retain: 100% Based upon information supplied to the commission through he questionnaires, and personal interviews with Judge Anderson, the commission feels that Judge Anderson presides over a very heavy docket. Judge Anderson is conscientious, fair, knowledgeable in the law, and clear in his communication with persons appearing before him. Judge Anderson has demonstrated a high level of self-awareness about difficulties and challenges in his courtroom and seeks for realistic and creative means of dealing with situations before him. Judge Anderson has good communication with the bar associations in the district. He maintains good contact with the community and tries to be responsive to the needs of the community, while maintaining a balance within the judicial system. He encourages school participation in the courtroom and maintains a philosophy that his role as a judge includes an obligation to educate and inform members of the public about the functioning of the judicial system.
  • 1990 retention cycle
    Trial Court · Chaffee · Chaffee
    Meets Standards(Retain)
    VotersRetained· 71.8% yes
    11,160 yes · 4,393 no50% needed to retain
    Retention Year: 1990 Recommendation: Retain Judicial Performance Commission’s recommendation: Should Be Retained. Judge Anderson was admitted to the bar in Texas in 1968 and Colorado in 1969. He served in the Army from 1963 to 1965, was a staff attorney for the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1968 to 1970, served in private practice in Cañon City from 1970 to 1977, was district attorney from 1977 to 1981 when he was appointed to the district bench. Anderson presides over felonies, juvenile proceedings, large civil disputes, divorces, probate cases, child custody matters, mental health inquiries and appeals from county court cases. He substitutes as a water judge in Water Division No. 2. All of the groups surveyed rated Anderson substantially above average on questions dealing with his integrity, equal treatment of parties and litigants, fairness, sense of justice, legal reasoning and ability, his knowledge of the law and decision making. He is viewed as being a hard working judge who is courteous and in strict control of his courtroom. Some parties viewed him as being less than lenient in his sentencing practices on criminal cases, but still expressed strong support for his retention in office.

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