Elizabeth Joan McCarthy

About this race

A judge. Judges decide criminal and civil cases. Depending on the state and court, they are chosen in contested elections or in retention votes, where you vote YES or NO on keeping the judge for another term.

1 candidate ran for Denver Juvenile Court Judge (retention) — Elizabeth Joan McCarthy in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

About Elizabeth Joan McCarthy

Judge and presiding judge, Denver Juvenile Court. Appointed a Denver Juvenile Court judge in January 2024 and named the court's presiding judge in March 2024. She was previously a Denver Juvenile Court magistrate (from 2019), a senior assistant attorney general, a Lakewood municipal prosecutor and a Denver deputy district attorney; she holds a J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School.

Summarized in our words from source 1, checked October 2026. Not an endorsement.

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This is a nonpartisan race, so we don't estimate where candidates fall from their campaign materials or look up their personal voter registration. We'd place Elizabeth Joan McCarthy only with a published academic score (from a voting record or campaign donors), and we haven't found one we can reliably source.

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Quick answers

What party is Judge Elizabeth Joan McCarthy?

None on the ballot: retention votes are nonpartisan, so no party label appears.

What does a retention vote mean?

A Yes/No vote on whether Judge Elizabeth Joan McCarthy stays on the Denver Juvenile Court for another term. There is no opponent: YES keeps the judge, NO removes them if most voters vote NO.