Shall Judge Nancy Woodruff Salomone of the 20th Judicial District be retained in office?
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,
Nancy Woodruff Salomone
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Chief judge of the 20th Judicial District (Boulder County) since 2025 and a district judge there since October 2017. Earlier a partner in a Boulder law firm, a lawyer in solo practice, and a state public defender in Denver.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Was named chief judge of the 20th Judicial District (Boulder County) by Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Monica Márquez.
May 5, 2025
Source: coloradojudicial.gov
Had a forced-medication order overturned by the Colorado Court of Appeals, which found she denied a man a fair hearing by not letting him testify first.
February 3, 2022
Source: coloradopolitics.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
The 20th Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance voted 10-0 that Nancy Woodruff Salomone 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
Source: assets.bouldercounty.gov