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Colorado general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for Colorado Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Pax Moultrie in 2026?

Here are the candidates for Colorado Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Pax Moultrie 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.

Pax Moultrie

· Incumbent

Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals

Pax Moultrie was appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals in January 2024 and is standing for retention for the first time on Nov. 3, 202612. Before that she was a district court judge in Denver Juvenile Court and a magistrate in the 1st Judicial District2. She began her career as a law clerk in the 1st Judicial District and then clerked for the Colorado Supreme Court2.

  • Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals, since January 20242
  • District court judge, Denver Juvenile Court, presiding over dependency and neglect, juvenile delinquency and adoption cases; magistrate, 1st Judicial District2
  • Represented county human services departments in dependency and neglect and juvenile delinquency cases; law clerk in the 1st Judicial District and for the Colorado Supreme Court2
  • Washington University in St. Louis and University of Denver Sturm College of Law2
  • Appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals in January 2024; this is her first retention election2.
  • 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 "unanimously finds by a vote of 9-0, with one commission absence and one commission vacancy, that Judge Pax Moultrie 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.