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Brooke Jackson

Trial Court · Gilpin · Gilpin

Meets Standards(Retain)2 cycles on record

Evaluation history

  • 2006 retention cycle
    Trial Court · Gilpin · Gilpin
    Meets Standards(Retain)
    VotersRetained· 68.9% yes
    113,847 yes · 51,356 no50% needed to retain
    Reports: 2006 Retention Survey Report Need an accessible PDF Document version? Please click on the link below and email our staff Contact Us The First Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously recommends Judge R. Brooke Jackson BE RETAINED. Of attorneys polled in the surveys, 83% recommended Judge Jackson BE RETAINED; 18% recommended NOT TO RETAIN. Of the non-attorneys surveyed, 96% stated he should BE RETAINED; 3% recommended he NOT BE RETAINED. Judge Jackson was appointed to the First Judicial District Court in June, 1998. Prior to that, Judge Jackson was a trial attorney in private practice for 26 years, specializing in civil litigation. Judge Jackson is active in numerous community and education groups, and whenever asked, speaks to varied groups of all ages: parents, students, teachers in the Jefferson County School Districts, and to attorneys’ organizations. He encourages young local artists by displaying their works on the walls of his courtroom. As a district court judge, Judge Jackson’s caseload has been comprised of civil, criminal, and domestic relations. The preponderance of his cases are criminal, mostly felonies. He hears juvenile cases only when standing in for another assigned judge. Judge Jackson’s self-evaluation included his determination to continue to increase his knowledge of the law “because the law is so vast” but wrote that he feels he can “learn new areas as the need arises”. One of his concerns is that the legislature changes sentencing laws, sometimes “almost on an annual basis”. Judge Jackson stated that he believes in applying the law fairly and with intellectual honesty. A periodical, “The Lawdragon”, has named Judge Jackson one of the top 500 judges in the United States for the year 2006. Overall, after considering all the performance survey results, several unannounced court observations, and interviewing the judge in person, the Commission found Judge Jackson to be an intelligent, dedicated, hard-working individual who endeavors to render his decisions in a timely fashion and is committed to being an outstanding judge.
  • 2000 retention cycle
    Trial Court · Gilpin · Gilpin
    Meets Standards(Retain)
    VotersRetained· 69.7% yes
    120,255 yes · 52,191 no50% needed to retain
    Retention Year: 2000 Recommendation: Retain The First Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance recommends that Judge Brooke Jackson BE RETAINED. Judge Jackson was appointed to the District Court for the First Judicial District in 1998. Prior to his appointment, Judge Jackson was a trial attorney in private practice for 26 years specializing in civil litigation. As a District Court Judge in 1999, Judge Jackson's caseload was comprised of civil, criminal, and domestic relations cases. Of the attorneys surveyed, 90% favored retention, 6% favored non-retention and 4% had no opinion. Of the non-attorneys surveyed, 87% favored retention, 7% favored non-retention and 6% had no opinion. Judge Jackson received high praise for his judicial temperament and courtesy in court. Judge Jackson completed a self-evaluation where he noted a need to continue learning the law as it pertains to criminal and domestic relations cases. This also corresponded to some written comments on the surveys returned from attorneys. The Commission had concerns regarding how Judge Jackson viewed his role as a judge. Judge Jackson assured the Commission that he understood his role. Overall, the Commission found Judge Jackson to be a very intelligent, hard working individual who is dedicated to becoming an outstanding judge.

Surveys & reports

  • 2006 cycle
    • 2006 Retention Survey Report(PDF on OJPE)
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