Judge, 18th Judicial District Court (Arapahoe County)

Jacob A. Edson is the sitting 18th Judicial District Court judge, standing for a retention vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹. He was appointed in July 2023 by Governor Jared Polis and was previously a magistrate and prosecutor in the district².

• District Court judge since July 1, 2023²
• Magistrate in the 18th Judicial District; earlier Chief Deputy, Senior Deputy and Deputy District Attorney in the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office²
• B.S. (1997) and M.B.A. (1999), Colorado State University; J.D., University of Denver Sturm College of Law (2002); Master of Criminal Justice, University of Colorado Denver (2012)²
• Appointed to the bench on July 1, 2023 by Governor Jared Polis². 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: Recommendation: Meets Performance Standards. "The Eighteenth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance agrees by a vote of 8-0, with one member absent and one vacancy on the Commission, that Judge Jacob A. Edson MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS." This is an official state commission evaluation of the judge's performance, not an endorsement².