Shall Judge Rebecca Rankin Freyre 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,
Rebecca Rankin Freyre
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
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
Sources: denvergov.org · assets.bouldercounty.gov