Caryn A. Datz

Judge Datz serves as a District Court judge for the 17th Judicial District.  She was appointed to the District Court bench by Governor Hickenlooper in August of 2018.  A graduate of the University of Miami School of Law (2001), Judge Datz began her career as an Assistant Public Defender for the Office of the Public Defender in the 11th District of Florida. After relocating to Colorado, she served as a Deputy District Attorney and as a Chief Trial Deputy in Adams and Broomfield Counties.  Most recently, Judge Datz served as a Chief Trial Deputy and Senior Deputy District Attorney in Boulder County.  She is a 2017 graduate of the Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training (COBALT), has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, and is an active member of several community organizations.