| The Fourth Judicial District Commission on Judicial
Performance, by a vote of nine to zero, recommends that Judge David
A. Gilbert BE RETAINED.
Judge Gilbert was appointed to the Colorado District Court bench
in July 2001. Prior to being appointed, Judge Gilbert served in
various capacities within the District Attorney's office for fifteen
years, the last position being the Chief Deputy District Attorney.
Judge Gilbert graduated from Queens College in New York City in
1980 and completed his law degree from the University of Denver
Law School in 1984.
The Commission reviewed written evaluations of Judge Gilbert from
attorneys and non-attorneys, as well as written verbatim comments
attached to the questionnaires. Judge Gilbert also submitted a self-evaluation
that was reviewed by the Commission members in addition to an interview.
Judge Gilbert received high ratings from attorneys responding to
the survey with 80% strongly recommending approval and 2% strongly
recommending not retaining. In the non-attorney category that responded
to the questionnaire, 88% strongly recommended retention and 5%
recommended he not be retained, while 7% were undecided.
Judge Gilbert believes being a judge gives him an opportunity to
learn something new everyday and works hard to make every court
appearance meaningful to the parties involved. He enjoys speaking
to school and community groups about the law and the court system.
He devotes many hours to his congregation as a volunteer and believes
that judges play an important role in the community.
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