Shall Judge Katharine E. Lum of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office?
Source: results.enr.clarityelections.com
What does this office do?
- Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
- Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
- Deciding major criminal and civil cases
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Gun Control,
Katharine E. Lum
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Colorado Court of Appeals judge since 2022. Before that, a lawyer at the firm Cooper Ramp Cage Bucar Lewis who handled divorce and family law cases, at trial and on appeal.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Wrote a separate opinion urging the Colorado Supreme Court to fix confusing court rules on appeals from magistrates, the court officers who decide some cases.
January 20, 2026
Source: gazette.com
Wrote a 3-0 appeals court opinion in People v. Phillips ordering a new trial because the jury instruction misdescribed part of the crime of failing to register as a sex offender.
June 18, 2025
Source: coloradopolitics.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
The State Commission on Judicial Performance voted 9-0 that Katharine E. Lum 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
Sources: denvergov.org · assets.bouldercounty.gov