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Shall Judge Michele Lynn Meyer of the Weld County Court be retained in office?

Weld County, Colorado
Retention race

What does this office do?

  • Deciding trials in the county
  • Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
  • Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes

Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,

Michele Lynn Meyer

Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site

Michele Lynn Meyer has been a Weld County Court judge since 2007 and is the court's presiding judge, handling a criminal docket. A former Weld County deputy district attorney with a law degree from the University of Denver, she trains and mentors newer judges.

Track record

Track record — General

General · 1 record

Track record — Legal Competence

Legal Competence · 5 favorable

  • Was found to meet performance standards by the local judicial review panel on an 8-0 vote, with two members absent. Survey takers gave her 3.4 out of 4, above the state average.

    August 4, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: judicialperformance.colorado.gov

  • Was found to meet performance standards by the local judicial review panel on a 6-1 vote. The panel praised her fast handling of cases. It also said some people saw her as impatient and disrespectful, and panel members saw the same on the bench.

    August 9, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: judicialperformance.colorado.gov

  • Was appointed a Weld County Court judge by Governor Bill Ritter, leaving her job as a Weld County prosecutor.

    August 21, 2007Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: spl.cde.state.co.us

  • Won a Colorado Supreme Court appeal as a Weld County deputy district attorney. The court reversed a trial judge who had thrown out a drug suspect's statements to police (People v. Miranda-Olivas). Two justices dissented.

    October 29, 2001Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: storage.courtlistener.com

  • Was admitted to practice law in Colorado (bar number 31204). The state's lawyer registry lists no public discipline for her.

    October 25, 1999Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: coloradolegalregulation.com

Sources: judicialperformance.colorado.gov · weld.gov