Hickenlooper Appoints New Judge to 15th Judicial District

DENVER ­— Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 —

Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today the appointment of Gerald Keefe to serve as a county court judge in the 15th Judicial District (Cheyenne, Kiowa, Prowers and Baca counties). 

Keefe is an educator who has worked as superintendent of schools for the Kit Carson R-1 School District since 1994. He also serves as a member of the Colorado Association of School Executives and was the Chair of the Colorado Rural Schools Caucus from 2004-2010.  

Keefe earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado.

He has lived in Cheyenne Wells for 54 years.   Keefe’s appointment is effective Nov. 1.