Editorial Urges Voters to Reject Retention of Two Colorado Judges
An editorial in Colorado Springs-Pueblo is urging voters to reject the retention of Colorado Supreme Court Justice William Hood and Court of Appeals Judge Grant Sullivan in the upcoming November elections, citing their alleged prior knowledge and failure to report…
Colorado Springs Pueblo, CO, October 23, 2026 —
An editorial identified as being from Colorado Springs-Pueblo is urging voters to reject the retention of Colorado Supreme Court Justice William Hood and Court of Appeals Judge Grant Sullivan in the upcoming November elections. It cites what it describes as the judges’ alleged prior knowledge of, and failure to report, a judicial “pay-for-silence scandal.”
The editorial frames the alleged conduct as a failure of ethical responsibility and accountability. The information provided does not detail the alleged scandal, explain what the judges supposedly knew, or specify when or how they may have learned about it. It also does not describe what they are alleged to have failed to report.
The editorial’s recommendation concerns the judges’ retention elections. No further information was provided about the election dates, the process for deciding retention, or the editorial’s supporting evidence. The name of the publication that issued the editorial was not provided.
The allegations and recommendation are the editorial’s position; the information available does not establish the underlying claims as fact. It also does not include responses from Hood or Sullivan, statements from the courts, or findings by an oversight body. Without those details, the basis for the editorial’s account and whether the judges have addressed the allegations remain unclear.
The available summary therefore describes a call for voters to reject both judges’ retention, grounded in the editorial’s stated concerns about ethics and accountability. It does not provide additional information about the alleged scandal or the judges’ positions.
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