Rebecca Rankin Freyre
CO · Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Colorado Court of Appeals judge since 2015, and its deputy chief judge from 2022 to 2026. Before that, spent 25 years as a state public defender, representing people who could not afford a lawyer.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Wrote a 3-0 appeals court opinion ordering a new trial in People v. Montoya because an Alamosa County judge closed the courtroom to the public without weighing other options.
November 20, 2025
Source: coloradopolitics.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
The State Commission on Judicial Performance voted 9-0 that Rebecca Rankin Freyre meets Colorado's performance standards for judges, in its 2026 review before the retention vote.
August 4, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: judicialperformance.colorado.gov
Past race Rebecca Rankin Freyre ran in:
- Shall Judge Rebecca Rankin Freyre of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office? · November 3, 2026 · Colorado · incumbent