He doesn't have a "district" (Score 1)

For those of you who didn't RTFA, Gabriel has been appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals, a position of not inconsiderable power. As such he will be one of 19 judges who have statewide jurisdiction to hear appeals from various trial courts, and can only be overturned by the state Supreme Court, or a Federal court should there be an issue that would give U.S. jurisdiction. Brochure "Colorado Courts at a Glance"

State appeals courts and Supreme courts, incidentally, are high enough in profile to gain the attention of a President who may want to fill a U.S. District Court vacancy. That's where things would get really scary.