Jenny Farmer Umphress received the most votes in the run for Yuma Municipal Court judge

Jenny Farmer Umphress received the most votes in the run for Yuma Municipal Court judge with 1,861 ballots cast, or 32.8 percent of the vote, as of 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to unofficial results.

Jerrold Warner received the second-highest number of votes with 1,847 or 32.6 percent as of 9 p.m.

Deann Sandry received the fewest votes with 1,637 or 28.9 percent as of 9 p.m.
Current Judge Nancy Davis is not seeking re-election.

The preliminary results reflect all six polling places and more than 5,000 early ballots, the city reported. The initial results do not include 1,639 late early, 34 provisional or conditional ballots.

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According to the city of Yuma, the top two finishers will move on to the general election on Nov. 8. The Municipal Court judge candidate with the least amount of votes will be eliminated as a result of the final tally of primary election ballots.

For the latest tallies, log on to City of Yuma website.

Umphress is a courthouse security officer who has worked for the court system for nearly 18 years. She served at the Yuma County Attorney’s Office for two years as a legal secretary.

Before that she worked for four years at the Colorado Springs County Attorney’s office and was a detention officer at the Yuma County jail.

A private investigator, Warner has been a police officer, investigator, judge and college professor in criminal law.

Sandry is a veteran prosecutor with 20 years of experience. She currently serves at the Yuma County Attorney’s Office and has tried well over 100 trials in her career.

The Yuma Municipal Court presides over a limited jurisdiction and handles misdemeanor criminal cases (including domestic violence cases), traffic violations and all criminal and civil matters related to city ordinances.

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