| The Second Judicial District Commission on Judicial
Performance unanimously recommends that Judge Herbert L. Stern BE
RETAINED.
Judge Stern was appointed to the Denver District Court bench in
1990. Prior to his appointment, Judge Stern worked as a public defender
and in private practice. Judge Stern received his undergraduate
degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his law
degree from the University of Denver College of Law. Judge Stern
heard criminal cases in 2001 and 2002 and has heard civil cases
since 2003.
The Commission reviewed written evaluations of Judge Stern from
attorneys and non-attorneys, including written verbatim comments
attached to the evaluation questionnaires. The Commission also considered
a written self-evaluation completed by Judge Stern and conducted
a personal interview with him.
Judge Stern received high ratings from both attorneys and non-attorneys
in virtually every category. Of the attorneys responding to the
survey, 92% recommended that Judge Stern be retained, and 8% recommended
that he not be retained. Of the non-attorneys responding to the
survey, 97% recommended that Judge Stern be retained and 3% recommended
that he not be retained. |