Judicial Term Limits are a Bad Idea

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ORGANIZATIONS:

AeA Mountain States Council

Adams/Broomfield County Bar Association

American Judicature Society

American Academy of Pediatrics, Colorado Chapter

Anti Defamation League (ADL)

ARC of Denver

Arapahoe County Bar Association

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado

Bell Action Network

Bell Policy Center

Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce

City Council of Aspen

Club 20

Colorado AFL/CIO

Colorado Alliance for Retired Americans

Colorado American Civil Liberties Union

Colorado American Institute of Architects

Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police

Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry (CACI)

Colorado Association of Family & Children's Agencies (CAFCA)

Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE)

Colorado Bar Association

Colorado Building and Construction Trades Council and its affiliated local unions

Colorado Center on Law and Policy

Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Colorado Concern

Colorado Contractors Association

Colorado Court Reporters Association

Colorado Criminal Defense Bar

Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition

Colorado Defense Lawyers Association

Colorado Education Association

Colorado Farm Bureau

Colorado Forum

Colorado GLBT Bar Association

Colorado Hispanic Bar Association

Colorado Indian Bar Association

Colorado Judicial Institute

Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA)

Colorado Progressive Coalition

Colorado River District

Colorado Rural Electric Association

Colorado Society of Association Executives (CSAE)

Colorado State University Young Democrats

Colorado Trial Lawyers Association

Colorado Water Congress

Colorado Women's Bar Association

Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce

Common Cause

COPIC Insurance

County Sheriffs of Colorado

Denver Bar Association

Denver Children's Advocacy Center

Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce

Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc.

DRI

Equal Rights Colorado

Every Child Matters

Expert Consulting Services, Inc.

Faculty of Federal Advocates

First J.D. Bar Association

Grand Junction Area Chamber

Forest City Stapleton, Inc.

Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce

Housing Colorado

Larimer County Bar Association

Latin American Research and Service Agency (LARASA)

League of Women Voters of Colorado

League of Women Voters Denver

League of Women Voters Larimer County

League of Women Voters Montrose County

MDC Holdings, Inc.

Metro Denver Hotel Association

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)

National Association of Social Workers, Colorado Chapter

Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance (Fort Collins, Loveland and Greeley Chambers of Commerce; Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation; and Upstate Colorado Economic Development)

Progressive 15

Progress Now

Quiznos

Quovadx, Inc.

Qwest Communications

Sam Cary Bar Association

&Seventh J.D. Bar Association

South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce

Town of Avon

Town of Carbondale

US Chamber of Commerce

University of Denver Sturm College of Law Democrats

University of Denver Sturm College of Law
College Republicans

Weld County Bar Association

Women’s Lobby of Colorado, Inc.

INDIVIDUALS:

Bill Owens, Colorado Governor

John Suthers, Colorado Attorney General

Roy Romer, Former Colorado Governor

Dick Lamm, Former Colorado Governor

John Vanderhoof, Former Colorado Governor

Ken Salazar, U.S. Senator

John Hickenlooper, Denver Mayor 

Ed Tauer, Aurora Mayor

Mark Udall, Colorado Congressman

Andrew Romanoff, Colorado Speaker of the House

Alice Madden, House Majority Leader

Diana DeGette, Colorado Congresswoman 

Mike May, House Minority Leader

Joe Blake, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce President

Duane Woodard, Former Colorado Attorney General

Mitch Morrissey, Denver District Attorney

Don Quick, 17th J.D. DA

Michael Goodbee, 17th J.D. Assistant DA

Bob Miller, Former U.S. Attorney under President Reagan and Former Weld County DA

Norm Early, Former Denver District Attorney

Bob Russel, former El Paso County District Attorney

Stu VanMeveren, former Larimer County DA

Bob Gallagher, former Arapahoe County DA

Stan Peek, former Weld County DA

Al Dominguez, former Weld County DA

Martin P. Miller, Former Judge and Former Arapahoe County DA

Terry Farina, Former Mesa County DA

Ken Gordon, Senate Majority Leader

Norma Anderson, Former Senate Majority Leader

Pat Pascoe, Former State Senator

Polly Baca, Former State Senator

Albert C. Yates, Former President of Colorado State University

Edythe S. Miller, Former Chair of the Colorado PUC

Tillie Bishop, Mesa County Commissioner, Former State Senator

Rutt Bridges

Lance M. Sears, Former Chair, State Judicial Performance Commission

Lena L. Archuleta, Educator

Fredrick R. Abrams M.D., Director, Clinical Ethics Consultation Group

Wm. David Lytle, Colorado Bar Association President-Elect

Elizabeth Starrs, Colorado Bar Association President

Paul Chan, Denver Bar Association President

Linda K. Wackwitz, EVP and Chief Legal Officer, Quovadx

Gale Miller, Colorado Judicial Institute Chair

Len Taigman, Retired Director, Martin Marietta (Lockheed Martin)

Marcia Johnson, Denver City Councilwoman

Rob Witwer, State Representative

Jack Pommer, State Representative

Al White, State Representative

Jeanne Robb, Denver City Councilwoman

Anne McGihon, State Representative

Mike Drake, President, Colorado Senior Lobby

Hal Goldback, President, Castle Pines Guaranty Bank & Trust Company

Polly Baca, President and CEO, Latin American Research and Service Agency (LARASA)


 

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Newpaper Endorsements

Judicial term limits bad idea, Denver Post

"No" on 40: Retain judicial experience, Denver Post

Amendment 40 a Terrible Idea, Rocky Mountain News

No on Amendment 40: Term limits for judges a terrible idea, Gazette - Colorado Springs

'No' on Amendment 40, GJSentinel.com - Grand Junction

'No' on Amendment 40, Chieftain.com - Pueblo

Don't limit the judges, Daily Camera - Boulder

The Sun Says: Don't fall for sneaky Amendment 40, Aurora Sentinel & Daily Sun Online

Protect Colorado’s courts: ‘No’ to Amendment 40, Durango Herald

Cast your Nov. ballot against 40, LongmontFYI

Our View: ‘No’ to amendments 40, 41, 42, Steamboat Springs

Don't clutter constitution, Sterling

Vote against Amendment 40, Denver Business Journal (access available for Denver Business Journal subscribers)

Amend?, Ridgway Sun - Ouray County

Amend?, Plaindealer - Ouray County

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Amendment 40 an unwise move, Fort Morgan Times

'No' to petitions, Mountain Mail -- Salida

Do not term limit the judges, Greeley Tribune (registation required)

Cast your Nov. ballot against 40, Erie Review

Cast your Nov. ballot against 40, Lafayette News

Cast your Nov. ballot against 40, Louisville Times

Cast your Nov. ballot against 40, Loveland Reporter Herald

Cast your Nov. ballot against 40, Superior Observer

Endorsements: Statewide initiatives, Colorado Springs Independent

Wrestling over referendums, Canyon Courier -- Evergreen, CO

Ballot issues can mislead, Coloradoan -- Ft. Collins, CO

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Backed Into an Uncomfortable Corner, Telluride Watch

Amendment 40 - Term limits for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges, No, Boulder Weekly

Judging the system, Craig Daily Press -- Moffat County

 

Water, Agriculture and Farm Advocates Say
"Vote No 40" Press Conference

Media Coverage:

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Sen. Ken Salazar Leads Unlikely Allies Against 40 Press Conference

Pictures from the press conference

Colorado Governors Unite Against Amendment 40 Press Conference

Read the Press Release

Watch the Press Conference

Read the Governors' Statements Opposing Amendment 40:

Governor Bill Owens
Colorado Attorney General, John Suthers
Former Governor Roy Romer
Former Governor Richard D. Lamm
Former Governor John D. Vanderhoof

Press Conference News Coverage

Press Release:
Amendment 40 a Step Backward: All Colorado Minority Bar Associations Oppose Measure that Forces Out Judges
, October 18, 2006

Video Clips:
CBS Channel 4 KCNC, Denver

NBC Channel 9 KUSA, Denver

News Stories:
Judicial term limits bad idea, Editorial, Denver Post

Judicial term limits ripped, By Howard Pankratz, Denver Post

Owens, former governors, oppose judge term limits, By Rosa Ramirez, Rocky Mountain News

Term limits would reverse courts' justice, By Jim Spencer, Denver Post

State's judges could face "Ten and Out", By Alicia Caldwell, Denver Post

Colorado governors coalition opposes Amendment 40, By Rebecca Boyle, Greeley Tribune 

Four Colorado Governors oppose Amendment 40, By Guerin Green, North Denver News

Four Colorado Governors oppose Amendment 40, Cherry Creek News

Governor, ex-governors ask voters to reject judge term limits, By Steven K. Paulson, Associated Press Writer

Mike Keefe's Editorial Cartoon on Amendment 40

 

Advocacy Organizations “Vote No 40” Press Conference

Pictures from the press conference


Amendment 40: Read Between the Lines


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