Shall Judge Karl L. Schock 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,
Karl L. Schock
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Colorado Court of Appeals judge since 2022. Earlier a federal prosecutor handling appeals as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, a lawyer at the firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, and a clerk for a federal appeals judge.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Wrote a separate opinion in People v. Thomson asking the Colorado Supreme Court to clarify the steps for getting seized property back from the government.
October 30, 2025
Source: coloradopolitics.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
The State Commission on Judicial Performance voted 9-0 that Karl L. Schock 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