District Court Judge, 1st Judicial District (First Judicial District (Jefferson and Gilpin counties), District Court)

Chantel E. Contiguglia is the sitting District Court Judge, 1st Judicial District, standing for a retention vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹. District Court Judge since January 1, 2024, presiding over criminal, civil and domestic relations matters². The commission found the judge meets performance standards²⁴.

• District Court Judge since January 1, 2024, presiding over criminal, civil and domestic relations matters²
• County Court Judge in Arapahoe County for six years; over ten years with the Colorado State Public Defender's Office²
• B.A., Mesa State College; J.D., University of Denver (2006)²
• Colorado judges are first appointed by the governor to a provisional term and then stand for retention³. Chantel E. Contiguglia was appointed to the District Court in Jefferson County on January 1, 2024². This is a retention election: voters decide yes or no on keeping the sitting judge, and no opponent is on the ballot¹.
• Bar poll: Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, 2026 evaluation: the page prints "Recommendation: Meets Performance Standards" and states: "The First Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously (10-0) finds Judge Chantel E. Contiguglia MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS."²⁴. This is an official state commission evaluation of the judge's performance, not an endorsement.
• Public discipline: Searched on 2026-10-08: the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline's public Determination Database (17 public determinations, 1984 to 2025, all four result pages viewed), its list of public court filings (Matters of Grattan, MacLaren and Murphy) and the public discipline section of its 2025 Annual Report; none names this judge. Not checked: discipline short of a public proceeding, which is confidential and not listed by name, and Colorado Supreme Court attorney regulation records.⁵