Shall Judge Sara Garrido of the Jefferson 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,
Sara Garrido
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Sara Garrido has been a Jefferson County Court judge since 2020, hearing mostly civil cases such as evictions and contract disputes. She was a Jefferson County public defender for 12 years, then ran a solo criminal and family law practice, and earlier worked as an ICU nurse.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Was kept on the Jefferson County Court by voters in a retention election, 158,117 yes to 62,650 no (about 72 percent yes).
November 8, 2022
Source: coloradosos.gov
Was appointed to the Jefferson County Court by Gov. Jared Polis. Before that, she was a public defender in Golden from 2001 to 2012, then a solo lawyer handling criminal defense and child welfare cases.
April 3, 2020
Source: colorado.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
The First Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance voted 10-0 that she meets performance standards. It noted her fair treatment of people without lawyers and her eviction-law knowledge, which other judges in the state consult.
October 8, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: judicialperformance.colorado.gov