Colorado general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for Colorado Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Karl L. Schock in 2026?

Here are the candidates for Colorado Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Karl L. Schock on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for all voters in Colorado.

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.

Karl L. Schock

· Incumbent

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

Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.