Know your judges: New Mesa County appointment highlights Colorado’s selection process
By Cory Gaines | Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project
Know your judges
I got another old story that got bumped as I got busy, but I didn’t want to let it go due to its importance.
Per the article linked first below, Gov. Polis back in early May appointed a new judge in the Mesa County Judicial District. Quoting with link intact:
“Effective on July 1, 2026, Courtney L. Dinnel will serve as a Mesa County Court Judge. The appointment was made to fill a new judgeship created by SB25-024, which increased the number of judges in certain county courts, including Mesa County’s, by one.”
Interestingly, this judge moved all the way from Adams County to Mesa County. Given the way judges are appointed in this state and given Polis’/Democrats’ hold on judicial appointm...