Colorado general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for Colorado Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Rebecca Rankin Freyre in 2026?

Here are the candidates for Colorado Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Rebecca Rankin Freyre 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.

Rebecca Rankin Freyre

· Incumbent

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

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