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Lake County

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5th Judicial District

Lake County

Lake County Judges and Staff

Below is a listing of the Judges and staff for Lake 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

  • Paul R. Dunkelman

    District Court Chief Judge
    5th Judicial District
    Clear Creek County
    Eagle County
    Lake County
    Summit County
    (970) 328-6440

District Court Judge

  • Catherine J. Cheroutes

    District Court Judge
    5th Judicial District
    Clear Creek County
    Lake County
    (303) 569-0820

County Court Judge

  • John G. Scott

    County Court Judge
    5th Judicial District
    Lake County
    (719) 293-8100

Magistrate

Court Executive

  • Michael Pisciotta

    Court Executive
    5th Judicial District
    Clear Creek County
    Eagle County
    Lake County
    Summit County
    michael.pisciotta@judicial.state.co.us
    (970) 328-4487

Clerk of Court

  • Chelsea Prugh

    Clerk of Court , Jury Commissioner , Local ADA Coordinator
    5th Judicial District
    Lake County
    chelsea.prugh@judicial.state.co.us
    (719) 293-8105

Jury Commissioner

  • Chelsea Prugh

    Clerk of Court , Jury Commissioner , Local ADA Coordinator
    5th Judicial District
    Lake County
    chelsea.prugh@judicial.state.co.us
    (719) 293-8105

Family Court Facilitator

  • Laurie Mactavish

    Family Court Facilitator
    5th Judicial District
    Eagle County
    Summit County
    Clear Creek County
    Lake County
    laurie.mactavish@judicial.state.co.us
    (970) 328-8566

Self-Represented Litigant Coordinator

  • Marie Toyama

    Self-Represented Litigant Coordinator
    5th Judicial District
    Clear Creek County
    Eagle County
    Lake County
    Summit County
    05SelfHelp@judicial.state.co.us
    970-328-7036