Demetria E. Trujillo
District Court · 2nd Judicial District · retention evaluations: 2024
2024 retention · District Court · 2nd Judicial District
50 percentile · rank 26 of 52
composite 0100
45 percentile · rank 59 of 107
composite 0100
51 87th percentile among peers · 86th percentile statewide
14112
Composite index 50.96 among peers (46.42 statewide): the mean of the three percentiles below. Rank orders by it.
3.10 of 4 · 35.58 percentile
2.303.80
3.10 of 4 · 32.69 percentile
2.273.80
95.00% 84.62 percentile
29.00%100.00%
Attorneys
- Say “meets standards”
- 95.00%
Non-attorneys
- Say “meets standards”
- 55.00%
| Category | Score | Peer median | Peer range (dot is this judge, line is the median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Management | 3.10median 3.30 | 3.30 | |
| Application and Knowledge of Law | 3.00median 3.10 | 3.10 | |
| Communications | 3.30median 3.30 | 3.30 | |
| Diligence | 3.20median 3.20 | 3.20 | |
| Demeanor | 3.10median 3.20 | 3.20 | |
| Fairness | 2.90median 3.10 | 3.10 |
Commission: meets standards (9–0)
The Second Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously agrees by a vote of 9-0, with one Commissioner vacancy, that Judge Demetria E. Trujillo MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. The Colorado statutory judicial performance criteria are integrity, legal knowledge, communication skills, judicial temperament, administrative performance, and service to the legal profession and the public.
Judge Trujillo currently presides over domestic relations matters in the Denver District Court. Judge Trujillo meets all aspects of the performance criteria on which she is evaluated. Judge Trujillo’s written decisions are definitive and thorough. Her notable strengths, as observed by the Commission and as described in survey responses, include preparedness, treating litigants with respect, exercising good courtroom demeanor and applying the law in a fair and impartial manner. The Commission, based on its observation and analysis of survey responses, did not identify any evaluation category in which Judge Trujillo displayed a notable weakness as to the performance criteria. Judge Trujillo exceeded the Court’s productivity benchmark for domestic relations courtrooms, completing 98% of cases within 18 months.
The Commission met with the Chief Judge of Denver District Court to discuss challenges facing the court system. The Commission conducted a personal interview with Judge Trujillo and observed her during court proceedings. It also reviewed opinions she authored, comments received from interested parties during the evaluation, recordings from her courtroom, case management data, and judicial performance survey responses from attorneys and non-attorneys who interacted with her. The surveys reflected personal opinions regarding Judge Trujillo in the categories of case management, application and knowledge of the law, communications, diligence, demeanor, and fairness. A total of 20 attorneys and 31 non-attorneys responded to the judicial performance surveys expressing their opinion of Judge Trujillo. The overall information and data reviewed supports the Commission’s recommendation that Judge Trujillo be retained.
Judge Trujillo was appointed to the Denver District Court in 2022. Judge Trujillo grew up primarily in Flagstaff, Arizona. She graduated from Northern Arizona University with a BA and from the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, with a JD. Prior to her appointment, she was the Managing Attorney for the Denver Trial Office of the Colorado State Public Defender.