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Arapahoe County Judges and Staff

Below is a listing of the Judges and staff for Arapahoe county. Select an accordion section to view Judges or staff. Selecting the Judge or staff will take you to their respective detail page. 

District Court Chief Judge

  • Michelle Amico

    District Court Chief Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Douglas County
    Elbert County
    Lincoln County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6625
    Division
    201

District Court Judges

  • David Karpel

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6644
    Division
    207
  • Darren Vahle

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6639
    Division
    206
  • Laqunya Baker

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6683
    Division
    402
  • Jacob Edson

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6674
    Division
    309
  • Benjamin Figa

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6724
    Division
    15
  • Thomas Henderson

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6634
    Division
    204
  • H. Clay Hurst

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6715
    Division
    12
  • Michelle Jones

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6752
    Division
    35
  • Bonnie McLean

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6761
    Division
    34
  • Natalie Stricklin

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6669
    Division
    308
  • TBD

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6711
    Division
    11
  • Don J. Toussaint

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6719
    Division
    14
  • Elizabeth Volz

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6630
    Division
    202
  • Shay Whitaker

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6732
    Division
    22
  • Eric White

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6706
    Division
    408
  • Joseph Whitfield

    District Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6701
    Division
    407

County Court Judges

  • Kelly LaFave

    County Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6664
    Division
    306
  • Christina Apostoli

    County Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6678
    Division
    401
  • Colleen Clark

    County Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    720-568-4832
    Division
    A1
  • Melina Hernandez

    County Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    720-568-4836
    Division
    A2
  • Michael Roche

    County Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6693
    Division
    405
  • Cheryl Rowles-Stokes

    County Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6659
    Division
    304
  • A. Danielle Touart

    County Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6688
    Division
    404
  • J. Jay Williford

    County Court Judge
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6649
    Division
    301

Magistrate

  • Beth Elliott-Dumler

    Magistrate
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6736
    Division
    23
  • Vicki Cirbo

    Magistrate
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6698
    Division
    307
  • Valerie Harper

    Magistrate
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Email
    arapahoedr@judicial.state.co.us
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6744
    Division
    25
  • Heidi Kutcher

    Magistrate
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6620
    Division
    101
  • Frank Moschetti

    Magistrate
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6740
    Division
    24
  • James Quinn

    Magistrate
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6654
    Division
    302
  • Echo Ryan

    Magistrate
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Email
    arapahoedr@judicial.state.co.us
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6748
    Division
    26
  • Christine Washburn

    Arapahoe County Magistrate
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6728
    Division
    21

Court Executive

  • Audrey Smith

    Deputy Court Executive
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Douglas County
    Elbert County
    Lincoln County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6600
  • Jenni Turnidge

    Court Executive
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Douglas County
    Elbert County
    Lincoln County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6600

Clerk of Court

  • Shana Kloek

    Clerk of Court
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6600

Jury Commissioner

  • Danielle Bodenhorn

    Jury Commissioner
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Email
    arapahoejury@judicial.state.co.us
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6861

Family Court Facilitator

  • Karla Carrigan

    Family Court Facilitator
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6853
  • Kristin Jensen

    Family Court Facilitator
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6877
  • Susan Perry

    Family Court Facilitator
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6855
  • Shannon Wilson

    Family Court Facilitator
    18th Judicial District
    Arapahoe County
    Primary Phone
    303-645-6854

Self-Represented Litigant Coordinator(s)