The Honorable Curtis R. Gurley
11th Judicial District
McKinley and San Juan Counties
Evaluation: Judge Curtis Gurley received a generally positive evaluation. Judge Gurley received positive ratings from attorneys for maintaining proper control over the proceedings, ensuring that participants understand the court proceedings, being punctual in commencing proceedings, for being attentive to the proceedings, and for being prepared for court proceedings. The court staff rated him positively for treating self-represented parties fairly and for ensuring his personal staff is professional, productive, and knowledgeable of court policies and procedures. The resource staff (e.g. law enforcement, probation/parole, CASA volunteers, CYFD, interpreters, etc.) rated Judge Gurley generally positive in all areas. Since Judge Gurley’s 2023 evaluation, his scores improved significantly among all three of these groups.
Experience & Education: Judge Curtis Gurley received his B.A in Political Science from the University of Missouri in 1986 and received his law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1989. He was appointed District Judge in 2019 and elected in 2020. Before serving on the District Court bench, Judge Gurley worked in private general practice from 1989 to 2019. He has served his community on numerous regional boards of directors and federal committees.
PERCENTAGE THAT AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT THE JUSTICE EXHIBITS POSITIVE QUALITIES IN EACH CATEGORY
The “Agree” columns are comprised of the strongly agree and agree responses. Similarly, the “Disagree” columns are comprised of the strongly disagree and disagree responses. The combined percentage of “Agree”, “Disagree”, and “Partly Agree/Partly Disagree” for each category may not equal 100% due to rounding error. Some of the percentages that are reported in the above categories are an average of more than one question that appeared on the survey.
| Attorneys (n=50, 51% Response Rate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Exhibits Integrity | 80% | 6% | 14% |
| Fair and Impartial | 77% | 11% | 12% |
| Application/Knowledge of Law | 78% | 10% | 12% |
| Communication Is Clear | 79% | 12% | 10% |
| Professional Demeanor | 80% | 16% | 4% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 85% | 9% | 6% |
| Court Staff (n=32) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Professional Demeanor | 67% | 7% | 27% |
| Respects Court Employees | 59% | 10% | 31% |
| Resource Staff (n=40) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Agree | Partly Agree / Partly Disagree | Disagree |
| Fair and Impartial | 74% | 16% | 9% |
| Communication Is Clear | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| Professional Demeanor | 82% | 11% | 8% |
| Preparation and Attentiveness | 89% | 10% | 1% |
