Marques Ivey

Judge Ivey serves as a County Judge in Adams County. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Polis in April of 2022. He received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University, Bloomington in 1999 and his juris doctorate from the University of Tulsa, College of Law in 2002. He was admitted to the Colorado Bar in 2002. Prior to becoming a County Court Judge, he was a Magistrate in the 17th Judicial District, and a Municipal Judge for the cities of Aurora, Lakewood, and Westminster. Judge Ivey founded his law firm on October 31, 2006, specializing in complex criminal and civil matters and continued that work until he was appointed Magistrate in the 17th Judicial District in July of 2021. Prior to that he worked as a Public Defender in the Denver Trial Office and for a civil defense firm. Judge Ivey served as a member of the Aurora Public School board from 2017 to 2021, where he served as President of the Board. He was a national board member and Vice President for the National Parent Teacher Association, former Board Member of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, member of the Sam Cary Bar Association, and a former board member for various other local, state, and national non-profit organizations.