Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Karl L. Schock was appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals in 2022 and is on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot for retention¹². Before the bench he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Appellate Division and earlier practiced at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck². He clerked for Judge Michael Murphy of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit².

• Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals, since 2022²
• Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Appellate Division; earlier an attorney at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck²
• Law clerk to Judge Michael Murphy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; serves on committees on model criminal jury instructions and probation services²
• Northern Arizona University and the University of Colorado Law School (2006)²
• Appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals in 2022². He is on the ballot for a yes or no retention vote¹.
• Bar poll: Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation 2026 finding (an official state commission evaluation, not an endorsement). Recommendation: "Meets Performance Standards." As published: "The State Commission on Judicial Performance finds that Judge Karl L. Schock, by vote of 9-0 with one commissioner absent, and one commission vacancy, MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS".
• Public discipline: Searched the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline's public Determination Database on 2026-10-06 (20 public determinations, 1984 to 2025) and its list of public court filings: no determination or filing names this judge. Discipline short of a public proceeding is confidential and is not listed by name.³