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El Paso County announces finalists for County judge

Posted at 3:38 PM, Apr 06, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-07 07:03:03-04

EL PASO COUNTY — On Monday, the Fourth Judicial District Nominating Commission announced three candidates for the vacant El Paso County Court judge seat.

The Hon. Larry Martin will retire on June 1, 2020, creating the vacancy.

The three nominees are Samorreyan Burney, Dennis McGuire and Brian Fields. Both Burney and McGuire are from Colorado Springs, while Fields is from Black Forest.

Under the Colorado Constitution, Gov. Jared Polis now has 15 days from April 6, 2020, to appoint one of the nominees as county court judge for El Paso County.