Who is running for 17th Judicial District (Adams and Broomfield) District Court, Retention: Judge Priscilla Loew in 2026?

Judge, 17th Judicial District Court (Adams and Broomfield Counties)

Priscilla Loew is the sitting 17th Judicial District Court judge, standing for a retention vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹. She was appointed in May 2017 after serving as a magistrate and earlier as a prosecutor².

• District Court judge in the 17th Judicial District since May 2017; docket is about 20 percent civil, 20 percent juvenile, 20 percent probate and 40 percent criminal²
• Magistrate from 2016; earlier worked in the Weld County and Denver District Attorney's Offices²
• B.A. in history, Colorado State University; J.D., University of Denver College of Law²
• Hired as a magistrate in 2016 and appointed to the 17th Judicial District Court in May 2017; the evaluation page does not name the appointing governor². 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 Seventeenth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously agrees by a vote of 8-0 with two commissioners absent, that Judge Priscilla Loew MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS." This is an official state commission evaluation of the judge's performance, not an endorsement².