Shall Judge Isaam L. Shamsid-Deen of the Denver County Court 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,
Isaam L. Shamsid-Deen
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Denver County Court judge since June 2023. Earlier a senior deputy district attorney in Denver prosecuting organized crime and fraud, and a civil rights investigator for the state from 2009 to 2012.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Denied a tenant's request for a jury trial in an eviction case; the Colorado Supreme Court overturned that ruling 4-2, finding tenants can have a jury in some eviction cases.
October 21, 2024
Source: gazette.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
The Denver County Court Commission on Judicial Performance voted 5-0 that Isaam L. Shamsid-Deen 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: denvergov.org