Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Rebecca Rankin Freyre was appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals in 2015 and is on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot for retention¹². She served as Deputy Chief Judge from January 2022 to January 2026 and chairs the PERA Board². Before the bench she spent 25 years as a Deputy State Public Defender².

• Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals, since 2015; Deputy Chief Judge January 2022 to January 2026²
• Deputy State Public Defender for 25 years, in the Appellate Division in Denver and the Arapahoe County trial office²
• Chair of the PERA Board; mentor to law students and new judges²
• Smith College (economics) and University of Denver College of Law²
• Appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals in 2015; stood for retention in 2018 and has now served a full eight-year term².
• 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 Rebecca Rankin Freyre, 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