Pax Moultrie

Court of Appeals

Meets Standards2 cycles on record

Evaluation history

2026 retention cycle
Court of Appeals
Commission vote: 9 for · 0 against
Meets Standards
VotersOn the November 3, 2026 ballot· Coloradans vote on this judge’s retention on November 3, 2026; the outcome will appear here after the election.
Retention Year: 2026Recommendation: Meets Performance Standards Reports: 2026 Retention Survey Report (PDF) 2025 Interim Survey Report (PDF) The State Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously finds by a vote of 9-0, with one commission absence and one commission vacancy, that Judge Pax Moultrie MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. Colorado’s statutory judicial performance standards are integrity, legal knowledge, communication skills, judicial temperament, and service to the legal profession and the public. Judge Moultrie was appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals in January 2024, and this is her first time standing for retention as a Court of Appeals Judge. The Commission finds that her opinions are thoughtful, accessible, and well written. At oral argument, she has an excellent judicial demeanor, engages with the attorneys, and is respectful of all parties. The Commission commends Judge Moultrie for her service to the judicial branch’s well-being efforts to support judicial officers and employees as well as her efforts to educate the community about the courts. In sum, the Commission finds Judge Moultrie is a valuable addition to the Court of Appeals. To conduct its evaluation, the Commission interviewed Judge Moultrie, reviewed her self-evaluation, observed oral arguments, read a selection of her legal opinions, and considered survey responses from attorneys and judges. Every surveyed respondent agreed that Judge Moultrie meets Colorado’s Judicial Performance Standards. She received positive comments from lawyers with respect to her courteous demeanor during oral arguments and her ability to write in plain language so that both lawyers and laypersons can understand her opinions. Judge Moultrie received positive comments from fellow judges, especially with respect to the valuable perspective she brings as a former juvenile court judge. Judge Moultrie earned her bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis and her law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. She began her legal career as a law clerk in the 1st Judicial District, which was followed by a clerkship with the Colorado Supreme Court. She then represented county departments of human services in dependency and neglect matters and juvenile delinquency matters. Before joining the Court of Appeals, she served as a district court judge for Denver Juvenile Court, where she presided over a docket consisting of dependency and neglect cases, juvenile delinquency cases, and adoptions. She also previously served as a magistrate in the 1st Judicial District. She is a member of several specialty bar associations, including the Sam Cary Bar Association and the Colorado Women’s Bar Association. She is a Fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation and is a founding member of the Irving P. Andrews Inn of Court. Judge Moultrie has served as an appointed board member of law-related and community non-profit organizations and is currently active in the Colorado Judicial Branch’s well-being efforts to support judicial officers and employees.
2022 retention cycle
Trial Court · Denver · Denver
Commission vote: 9 for · 0 against
Meets Standards
VotersRetained· 78.4% yes
152,468 yes · 41,929 no50% needed to retain
Retention Year: 2022 Recommendation: Meets Performance Standard Reports: 2022 Retention Survey Report Need an accessible PDF Document version? Please click on the link below and email our staff Contact Us The Second Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance agrees by a vote of 9-0, with one Commissioner absent from voting, that Judge Pax Moultrie MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. The Colorado statutory judicial performance standards are integrity, legal knowledge, communication skills, judicial temperament, administrative performance, and service to the legal profession and the public. Judge Moultrie presides over juvenile cases in Denver Juvenile Court. Judge Moultrie meets all aspects of the judicial performance criteria and writes and communicates in a clear, concise, and well-reasoned manner. Judge Moultrie was described in survey results as knowledgeable, well prepared and exceptional. Commission members observed these qualities during their evaluation and interview. For the cases open on Judge Moultrie’s docket as of April 2022, Judge Moultrie met the Court’s benchmarks for completing 90% of juvenile adoption and permanency plan cases in 12 months, but did not meet, by a small margin, the benchmarks for completing 95% of juvenile delinquency and dependency and neglect cases within required timeframes. The Commission did not identify any evaluation category in which Judge Moultrie displayed a notable weakness. The Commission met with the Juvenile Court Presiding Judge regarding Judge Moultrie’s performance, as well as members of the District Attorney’s Office, Public Defender’s Office and Probation Department. The Commission conducted a personal interview with Judge Moultrie and observed her during court proceedings. It also reviewed opinions she authored, comments received from interested parties during the evaluation, recordings from her courtroom, case management data, and judicial performance survey responses from attorneys and non-attorneys that interacted with her. The surveys reflected personal opinions on Judge Moultrie’s Case Management, Application and Knowledge of the Law, Communications, Diligence, Demeanor, and Fairness. Of the 11 attorneys and eight non-attorneys who completed the survey and reported they had sufficient knowledge of Judge Moultrie’s performance to evaluate her, 100% of the attorneys and 100% of the non-attorneys believe that Judge Moultrie met performance standards. Judge Moultrie’s combined (attorney and non-attorney) survey scores are above average for district court judges in all categories. Judge Moultrie received scores slightly above the statewide average for all district court judges from the 13 appellate judges who evaluated her performance. Judge Moultrie received nearly universal praise in comments submitted by attorneys and non-attorneys who interacted with her. While the Commission used these survey results in its evaluation, this evaluation tool was used in conjunction with several others to evaluate her performance. All data reviewed by the Commission supports the recommendation that Judge Moultrie be retained.

Surveys & reports

2026 cycle
- 2025 Interim Survey Report(PDF on OJPE)
  Structured scores pending
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- 2026 Retention Survey Report(PDF on OJPE)
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2022 cycle
- 2022 Retention Survey Report(PDF on OJPE)
  Overall score
  3.8
  judge rating, 0–4 scale
  Attorneys recommend
  100%
  15 respondents
  Non-attorneys recommend
  100%
  respondent count not on record
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  ## Page 1 The Honorable Judge Pax L. Moultrie 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report District Court Conducted by: 511 Congress Street, Suite 801 Portland, ME 04101 www.marketdecisions.com ## Page 2 Contents Summary of Results . 3 Overall Score . 3 Performance Scores . 4 Individual Category Scores . 5 Summary of Responses . 6 Detailed Report . 8 Case Management . 8 Application and Knowledge of Law . 9 Communications . 10 Demeanor . 11 Diligence . 12 Fairness . 13 Survey of Appellate Judges . 14 Appendix 1. Survey Methods – Attorney and Non-attorney . 15 Methodology and How to Read Results . 15 Appendix 2. Survey Methodology - Appellate Judges . 18 Methodology and How to Read Results . 18 Appendix 3: Judge Response Counts by Type of Respondent . 19 i ## Page 3 Summary of Results For Judge Moultrie, 19 individuals completed surveys with at least a single rating question answered. This report reflects these 19 responses. Respondents rated judges on various questions using an A to F scale, in which the grades were then converted to the following numerical scores: A= 4, B=3, C=2, D=1 and Fail=0. An average score of 4.0 is the highest possible score and a 0.0 is the lowest possible score. Overall Score 4 3.8 3.4 3 2 1 0 Judge Moultrie All District Judges Judge Moultrie All District Judges Overall Grade 3.8 3.4 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 3 ## Page 4 Performance Scores 100% 100% 100% 83% 79% 80% 60% 40% 20% 16% 12% 4% 5% 0% Judge Moultrie All District Judges Judge Moultrie All District Judges Attorneys Non-Attorneys Yes, meets performance standards No, does not meet performance standards No opinion Attorneys Non-Attorneys All All Judge Judge District District Moultrie Moultrie Judges Judges Yes, meets performance 100% 83% 100% 79% standards No, does not meet 0% 12% 0% 16% performance standards No opinion 0% 4% 0% 5% Note: All percentages in this report are rounded to the nearest percentage point. 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 4 ## Page 5 Individual Category Scores 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 3.8 Case Management 3.4 3.8 Application and Knowledge of Law 3.3 3.8 Communications 3.5 3.8 Diligence 3.4 3.9 Demeanor 3.4 3.8 Fairness 3.3 Judge Moultrie All District Judges Judge All District Moultrie Judges Case Management 3.8 3.4 Application and Knowledge 3.8 3.3 of Law Communications 3.8 3.5 Diligence 3.8 3.4 Demeanor 3.9 3.4 Fairness 3.8 3.3 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 5 ## Page 6 Summary of Responses Percent Number Response with with Group Responses Rate Sufficient Sufficient Knowledge Knowledge Attorneys 15 25% 73% 11 Non- 8 - - 8 Attorneys *Some non-attorney evaluations are self-selected, making calculating a response rate impossible. The non-attorney group includes staff, jurors, litigants, and witnesses including law enforcement officers. It also includes responses provided through the open Citizen feedback survey. Judge Moultrie received 1 response(s) via the Citizen Feedback survey. Those responses are included with non- attorney results wherever applicable. However, as self-selected evaluations they cannot be included in response rates. 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 6 ## Page 7 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 7 ## Page 8 Detailed Report Case Management 0 1 2 3 4 Judge Moultrie Overall 3.8 District Judges Overall 3.4 Judge Moultrie Attorneys 3.9 Judge Moultrie Non-Attorneys 3.7 Judge District Judge Judge Number of Moultrie Judges Moultrie Moultrie Non- Responses Overall Overall Attorneys Attorneys Promptly issuing a decision on 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.8 15 the case after trial Maintaining appropriate control 3.8 3.4 3.9 3.7 18 over proceedings Promptly ruling on pre-trial 3.7 3.3 3.9 3.6 15 motions Setting reasonable schedules for 3.8 3.4 3.9 3.7 18 cases 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 8 ## Page 9 Application and Knowledge of Law 0 1 2 3 4 Judge Moultrie Overall 3.8 District Judges Overall 3.3 Judge Moultrie Attorneys 3.8 Judge Moultrie Non-Attorneys 3.8 Judge District Judge Judge Number of Moultrie Judges Moultrie Moultrie Non- Responses Overall Overall Attorneys Attorneys Being able to identify and 3.9 3.3 3.9 3.9 18 analyze relevant facts Basing decisions on evidence 3.8 3.2 3.8 N/A 11 and arguments Issuing consistent sentences when the circumstances are 3.7 3.3 3.7 N/A 10 similar Consistently applying laws and 3.9 3.3 3.9 N/A 11 rules Giving reasons for rulings 3.9 3.2 N/A 3.9 8 Willing to make decisions without regard to possible 3.8 3.3 N/A 3.8 8 outside pressure 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 9 ## Page 10 Communications 0 1 2 3 4 Judge Moultrie Overall 3.8 District Judges Overall 3.5 Judge Moultrie Attorneys 3.9 Judge Moultrie Non-Attorneys 3.7 Judge District Judge Judge Number of Moultrie Judges Moultrie Moultrie Non- Responses Overall Overall Attorneys Attorneys Making sure all participants 3.8 3.5 3.9 3.6 19 understand the proceedings Providing written communications that are clear, 3.9 3.3 3.9 N/A 8 thorough and well-reasoned Using language that everyone 3.8 3.6 N/A 3.8 8 can understand Speaking clearly so everyone in the courtroom can hear what’s 3.8 3.6 N/A 3.8 8 being said 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 10 ## Page 11 Demeanor 0 1 2 3 4 Judge Moultrie Score 3.9 District Judges Overall 3.4 Judge Moultrie Attorneys 4 Judge Moultrie Non-Attorneys 3.8 Judge District Judge Judge Number of Moultrie Judges Moultrie Moultrie Non- Responses Score Overall Attorneys Attorneys Giving proceedings a sense of dignity 3.9 3.5 4 3.8 19 Treating participants with respect 3.9 3.4 4 3.8 19 Having a sense of compassion and human understanding for those who 3.8 3.2 N/A 3.8 8 appear before him/her 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 11 ## Page 12 Diligence 0 1 2 3 4 Judge Moultrie Score 3.8 District Judges Overall 3.4 Judge Moultrie Attorneys 3.9 Judge Moultrie Non-Attorneys 3.7 Judge District Judge Judge Number of Moultrie Judges Moultrie Moultrie Non- Responses Score Overall Attorneys Attorneys Using good judgment in application of relevant law and 3.8 3.2 3.8 N/A 11 rules Being willing to handle cases on the docket even when they are 3.9 3.4 3.9 N/A 9 complicated and time consuming Doing the necessary “homework” and being prepared 3.9 3.4 3.9 N/A 11 for cases Beginning court on time. 3.8 3.5 N/A 3.8 8 Maintaining appropriate control 3.8 3.5 N/A 3.8 8 over proceedings Setting reasonable schedules for 3.6 3.4 N/A 3.6 7 cases Being prepared for cases. 3.8 3.4 N/A 3.8 8 Managing court proceedings so 3.8 3.4 N/A 3.8 8 that there is little wasted time 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 12 ## Page 13 Fairness 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 Judge Moultrie Score 3.8 District Judges Overall 3.3 Judge Moultrie Attorneys 3.8 Judge Moultrie Non-Attorneys 3.8 Judge Moultrie District Judge Moultrie Judge Moultrie Number of Score Judges Overall Attorneys Non-Attorneys Responses Giving participants an 3.9 3.3 N/A 3.9 8 opportunity to be heard Treating those involved 3.9 3.2 N/A 3.9 8 in the case without bias Treating fairly people who represent 3.9 3.3 N/A 3.9 7 themselves Giving each side enough time to present his or her 3.6 3.3 N/A 3.6 8 case Conducting their courtroom in a neutral 3.8 3.3 3.9 3.8 18 manner. Being fair and impartial 3.8 3.3 3.8 N/A 10 to both sides. 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 13 ## Page 14 Survey of Appellate Judges For Judge Moultrie 13 appellate judges agreed they had worked with Judge Moultrie enough to evaluate their performance. 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 Judge Moultrie Score 3.8 District Judges Overall 3.7 Judge Moultrie District Judges Number of Score Overall Responses Overall performance as a judge 3.8 3.7 13 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 14 ## Page 15 Appendix 1. Survey Methods – Attorney and Non- attorney Methodology and How to Read Results For Judge Moultrie, 19 individuals completed surveys with at least a single rating question answered. This report reflects these 19 responses. The survey results are divided into eight sections: Case Management, Application and Knowledge of Law, Communications, Demeanor, Diligence, Fairness, Strengths, and Weaknesses. a. Response rates Attorneys During the administration, a total of 89,078 survey invitations were sent to 10,845 attorneys inviting them to evaluate judges and justices receiving reports in 2022. On average, each attorney was asked to evaluate 8.2 judges. In total 9,005 surveys were completed with an additional 9,895 responses where the attorney indicated that they did not have enough experience with the judge to be comfortable evaluating him or her. The response rate for the survey was 10% and the survey completion rate (the number of those familiar indicating they did not have sufficient familiarity to evaluate the judge) was 21%. Non-attorneys The 2022 administration expanded on contacting non-attorneys electronically. More non-attorney email addresses became available due to administrative changes in the courts. In total 86,758 non-attorneys were invited via email. Some non-attorney groups could self-select which judges they would like to evaluate. Court staff members were emailed a link that allowed them to self-select the judges wished to evaluate in their county or district. Jurors, in addition to email, could similarly self-select via publicly posted links. The public was also allowed to self-select via a separate public link. These methods allowed us to gather more data than previous cycles, however the inclusion of self-selected evaluations makes it impossible to calculate a response rate. In total 5,463 surveys were completed with an additional 2,466 responses where the respondent indicated that they did not have enough experience with the judge to be comfortable providing an evaluation. b. Methodology The 2022 attorney survey was conducted in 4 cycles online beginning on June 15th, 2021. Attorneys with appearances in front of judges in each quarter were sent a sent a series of email invitations. Invitations were emailed to attorneys with appearances during the first quarter of 2021 on June 15th, 2021. Reminders were sent on June 30th and July 9th, 2021. This process was repeated among attorneys with appearances in the second quarter of 2021 with email invitations sent on August 23rd, 2021 and reminders was sent on September 2nd, 2021 and September 14th, 2021. Invitations were emailed to attorneys with appearances during the third quarter of 2021 on November 9th, 2021. Reminders sent on November 18th and December 2nd, 2021. The final data collection took place in January 2022. Invitations were emailed to attorneys with appearances during the 4th quarter of 2021 on January 19th, 2022. Reminders were sent on January 28th, February 2nd and 12th, 2022. Invitations were sent out on request throughout the data collection process. 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 15 ## Page 16 Data collection for non-attorneys began on January 1st, 2021 and ran through the response deadline of February 28th, 2022. Survey invitations were sent via email to most non-attorneys in quarterly batches mirroring the process used for attorneys. Court staff members were also invited via email but using a different process. To help reduce administrative burden, the way that court staff were invited was changed for this cycle. Rather than be invited to evaluate specific judges, staff are now brought to a screen showing list of all judges in their district our county and allowed to choose which to evaluate. Jurors, in addition to email, were allowed to similarly self-select via publicly posted links. The general public was also allowed to self-select via a separate public link. This survey was open for the entire data collection period and data was downloaded for analysis on February 28th, 2022. During this period 938 valid responses were received. The survey remained open and any responses received after February 28th or for judges not receiving an evaluation in 2022 were held over for the 2023 evaluation cycle. Details on the responses from each group are detailed in the table below. Table 1: Non-Attorney completes by invitation method Invitation Method Invites Sent Completes Response Rate Non-attorney email 90,845 6,068 7% Court Staff Email Invite 3,471 1,861 N/A (Self-select) Citizen Feedback Unknown 220 N/A Juror Survey Unknown 938 N/A c. Questions In the core of the survey, attorneys evaluated district and county judges on 17 aspects of judicial performance and appellate judges on 12 aspects of judicial performance using a grade scale of A, B, C, D, or F. These aspects were grouped by topic into different categories, five for district and county judges and two for appellate judges. The district and county categories were: Case Management, Application and Knowledge of Law, Communications, Demeanor, Diligence and fairness. Questions regarding appellate judges were divided into two categories, one for general questions and one specific to their writing (only asked of those who indicated they had experience with the judge or justice’s written opinions). In a final question, respondents were asked if they thought whether the judge met judicial performance standards The question wording for the core of the survey was carried over from the 2021 administration. The questions were originally developed in 1998 to meet the criteria outlined in statute 13-5.5-101 et seq. Non-attorney respondents evaluated judges on 23 aspects of judicial performance using the same grade scale of A, B, C, D, or Fail. In a final question, respondents were asked if they thought whether the judge met judicial performance standards. The overall structure of the survey was similar to the attorney survey, but the individual rating questions were tailored to aspects that could be rated by those without specific legal experience. d. Analysis and Reporting Letter grades were converted to a numerical score where A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1 and Fail = 0 for analysis. The results include an overall grade, a grade for each category, as well as a grade for each question. The overall score is calculated by averaging the responses to all questions answered by the attorneys. This score will have the same numerical range as the individual questions from zero to four. Each category score is calculated by averaging the responses to all questions answered by the attorney within each category. This score will have the same zero to four numerical range as the individual questions. Similarly, 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 16 ## Page 17 an average score is calculated for each individual question with the exception of the final question on meeting performance standards. The overall average and category scores will be reported for each judge along with the average scores for the judge’s peers. The average score (with the exception noted above) will also be reported for each question along with the peer group score. In addition, the report will include the distribution of responses for each question, i.e. the percentage of attorneys that assigned a rating of A, B, C, D, and F. The distribution of responses is also reported for the question on retention. e. Comments At the end of each group of questions respondents had the option of leaving comments about the judge’s performance in that area. By statute, these comments are confidential and only provided to the judge and the District Commission on Judicial Performance. They are not released to the public when the rest of the report is released. 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 17 ## Page 18 Appendix 2. Survey Methodology - Appellate Judges Methodology and How to Read Results a. Response rates Invitations were sent via email to all 39 Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges. Of these, 13 completed the survey and felt they had sufficient knowledge of Judge Moultrie to evaluate their performance. b. Methodology Appellate judges were surveyed to evaluate the performance of district judges standing for retention. This evaluation of district judges was conducted via an online survey hosted in the Voxco survey software. An email invitation was sent on January 21st, 2022. c. Questions Due to the large number of judges being evaluated, the district judge evaluation survey consisted of a single question pertaining to each judge. Appellate judges and justices were asked to evaluate the district judge’s overall performance as a judge on a grade scale of A-F with A being “Excellent” and F being “Fail”. In the survey, the district judges being evaluated were grouped by district with the districts presented in random order to reduce bias. d. Analysis and Reporting Letter grades were then converted to a numerical score where A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1 and Fail = 0 for analysis. The overall score is calculated by averaging the responses to all questions answered. This score will have the same numerical range as the individual questions from zero to four. The overall average will be reported for each judge along with the average scores for the judge’s peers. In addition, the report will include the distribution of responses for each question. That is, the percentage of respondents that assigned a rating of A, B, C, D, and F. e. Comments Respondents were given the option to leave supporting comments in a box next to where they graded each judge. By statute, these comments are confidential and only provided to the judge and the District Commission on Judicial Performance. They are not released to the public when the rest of the report is released. 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 18 ## Page 19 Appendix 3: Judge Response Counts by Type of Respondent Number of Cooperation Respondent Type Total Sent Completes* Responses Rate Attorney 60 15 11 73% Staff - 7 7 - Others 0 0 0 - Juror - 0 0 - Citizen Feedback - 1 1 Total Non-Attorneys - 8 8 - Total Respondents - 23 19 - *Completed surveys include respondents who said that they have sufficient experience to evaluate the judge. 2022 Judicial Performance Survey Report for Judge Pax L. Moultrie 19

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2026 evaluation on OJPE · scraped Aug 5, 2026
2022 evaluation on OJPE · scraped Apr 17, 2026