Judge Theresa Slade
Judge · Elbert County, Colorado · 751 Ute Ave. Kiowa, CO 80117
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Judge Slade earned her bachelor's degree at Colorado State University and her law degree at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. In the 18th Judicial District she worked as a Deputy District Attorney, Alternate Defense Counsel, Respondent Parent Counsel and Guardian ad Litem, and served as a municipal and magistrate judge. She also owned a law practice, Slade & Associates.
She was appointed to the District Court in August 2012. She presides over a mixed docket in Elbert County.
State evaluation (Colorado Commission on Judicial Performance): 2026: meets performance standards; 2020: meets performance standards (vote 9-0). On the bench since 2012.
State survey for the 2026 evaluation (run by Market Decisions Research): 12 of 364 attorneys invited by email answered; 5 of 418 non-attorneys invited by email answered; the judicial district has 389,715 residents (2020 Census). State survey report.
Colorado Court of Appeals decisions on this judge’s rulings announced since June 2023: 32 (20 affirmed, 7 affirmed in part, reversed in part, 4 reversed, 1 vacated).