Who is running for Denver Juvenile Court (2nd Judicial District), Retention: Judge Lisa Gomez in 2026?

Judge, Denver Juvenile Court (Second Judicial District (Denver), Denver Juvenile Court)

Lisa Gomez is the sitting Judge, Denver Juvenile Court, standing for a retention vote on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹. Denver Juvenile Court Judge since March 2024; Magistrate Judge in the Denver Juvenile Court from 2015². The commission found the judge meets performance standards²⁴.

• Denver Juvenile Court Judge since March 2024; Magistrate Judge in the Denver Juvenile Court from 2015²
• Before the bench: Guardian ad Litem at the Office of the Child's Representative, Respondent Parent Counsel, truancy and contempt defense counsel, and solo practitioner²
• Metropolitan State College of Denver; University of Denver Sturm College of Law²
• Colorado judges are first appointed by the governor to a provisional term and then stand for retention³. Lisa Gomez was appointed by Governor Polis to the Denver Juvenile Court in March 2024². 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: the page prints "Recommendation: Meets Performance Standards" and states: "The Second Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously agrees by a vote of 9-0, with one Commissioner recusing that Judge Lisa Gomez MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS."²⁴. This is an official state commission evaluation of the judge's performance, not an endorsement.
• Public discipline: The Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline states that it has no jurisdiction over Denver County Court judges, so its public Determination Database does not cover this judge. No other discipline source was checked.⁵