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James R. Leh

Trial Court · Kit Carson · Kit Carson

Meets Standards(Retain)2 cycles on record

Evaluation history

  • 1998 retention cycle
    Trial Court · Kit Carson · Kit Carson
    Meets Standards(Retain)
    VotersRetained· 73.0% yes
    16,682 yes · 6,158 no50% needed to retain
    Retention Year: 1998 Recommendation: Retain The Thirteenth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously recommends District Judge James R. Leh BE RETAINED. Judge Leh was first appointed to the bench in 1977. He is now Chief Judge in the Thirteenth Judicial District, as well as being involved in community activities. Evaluations by attorneys, court employees, litigants and others were, by and large, very favorable if not laudatory. Approximately one-third of Judge Leh's time is absorbed by the administrative duties required of a Chief Judge. His work as a District Judge continues to command respect of all involved.
  • 1992 retention cycle
    Trial Court · Kit Carson · Kit Carson
    Meets Standards(Retain)
    VotersRetained· 65.9% yes
    16,544 yes · 8,551 no50% needed to retain
    Retention Year: 1992 Recommendation: Retain Judge Leh, a native of Sterling, Colorado, is a 1957 graduate of Princeton University and a 1960 graduate from Yale University School of Law. Judge Leh was appointed to the bench in 1978. Attorneys, jurors, law enforcement and courthouse personnel evaluations of Judge Leh gave him universally high ratings in all aspects of his performance. Sixty-four of 66 attorneys expressing an opinion recommended his retention. All groups surveyed expressed high marks for Judge Leh’s sense of fairness. The Commission found Judge Leh to be a thoughtful and fair judge. The 13th Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance recommends that Judge James R. Leh be Retained.

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