Colorado general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for Arapahoe County Court, Retention: Judge Cheryl Rowles-Stokes in 2026?

Here are the candidates for Arapahoe County Court, Retention: Judge Cheryl Rowles-Stokes on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Arapahoe County.

This is a retention vote: voters decide yes or no on keeping this judge for another term. Judges may not promise how they would rule, so we show experience and record instead of issue positions.

Cheryl Rowles-Stokes

· Incumbent

Judge, Arapahoe County Court

Cheryl Rowles-Stokes is the sitting Arapahoe County Court judge, standing for a retention vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹. She was appointed in January 2012 after serving as a chief deputy district attorney².

Arapahoe County Court judge since January 4, 2012²
Chief Deputy District Attorney, 18th Judicial District; earlier Vice President of Human Resources at High-Speed Access Corp. and Director of Human Resources and Legal at Rifkin & Associates²
Colorado Christian University (human resources management); Jones International University (master's, business communications); University of Denver Sturm College of Law²
Appointed on January 4, 2012; 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 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 Cheryl Rowles-Stokes MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS." This is an official state commission evaluation of the judge's performance, not an endorsement².

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