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David D. Parrish

Trial Court · El Paso · El Paso

Meets Standards(Retain)2 cycles on record

Evaluation history

  • 1996 retention cycle
    Trial Court · El Paso · El Paso
    Meets Standards(Retain)
    VotersRetained· 63.8% yes
    86,325 yes · 48,931 no50% needed to retain
    Retention Year: 1996 Recommendation: Retain It is the opinion of the Fourth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance that Judge David D. Parrish should BE RETAINED. Judge David D. Parrish is will liked and appreciated by the attorneys, jurors, and law enforcement personnel who have appeared in form of him these past six years. Judge Parrish’s overall retention rating with these groups was 87% as he scored very high in all categories polled. Indeed, Judge Parrish received 95% or better in the following categories: displayed sense of justice, maintaining an appropriate judicial demeanor, maintaining control over his courtroom, overall courtesy and compassion and excellent punctuality. Judge Parrish attended Colorado College as an undergraduate and graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1969. From 1969 to 1978, Judge Parrish maintained the private practice of law in El Paso County before his appointment to the County Court bench where has served with distinction, competence, and compassion. Not coincidentally, the comments from the attorneys who have appeared in from of Judge Parrish echo the polling data that he is generally courteous and qualified although, at times, is not as prompt in his rulings as he could be.
  • 1990 retention cycle
    Trial Court · El Paso · El Paso
    Meets Standards(Retain)
    VotersRetained· 63.8% yes
    56,422 yes · 32,010 no50% needed to retain
    Retention Year: 1990 Recommendation: Retain Judicial Performance Commission’s recommendation: Should Be Retained. Judge Parrish was admitted to practice law in Colorado in 1969. He was in private practice from 1969 until his appointment as a county judge in 1978. Parrish served as a county judge for two years and then was appointed a district judge in 1981. He has served continuously in that position since then. Parrish presides over a general district court caseload including domestic relations, criminal, civil and juvenile cases. Among trial attorneys, Parrish scored high in many important categories, including equal treatment regardless of race, displays sense of justice, and complies with rules of evidence of trial matters. Parrish received exceptionally high evaluations from jurors and litigants, with both groups voting unanimously to retain him. Evaluations by probation and social services people were somewhat lower. Only 20% of staff people polled voted to retain, with several stating Parrish tended to keep matters under advisement with ruling for too long. The overall responses for Parrish were favorable from all the categories surveyed. The general feeling among the attorneys appears to be that Parrish has matured substantially over the past several years and is doing a very acceptable job as a district judge.

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