Standing Committee on Family Issues

In October of 2002, Chief Justice Mullarkey established the Standing Committee on Family Issues pursuant to a recommendation by the Commission on Families in the Colorado Courts (see below). The initial charge of this standing committee was to implement the recommendations of the Commission on Families and to monitor and continue to improve the ways in which Colorado courts serve families. Justice Melissa Hart is the Supreme Court liaison to the Standing Committee on Family Issues.  The Committee is chaired by Judge Randall Arp.

The Standing Committee on Family Issues meets quarterly in January, April, July, and October. If you would like to submit a topic for the committee to consider adding to their agenda for any upcoming meetings, please e-mail Alexis Fredrickson at alexis.fredrickson@judicial.state.co.us.

Committee Roster (Updated August 2022)

Judicial Officers

  • Justice Melissa Hart, Supreme Court Liaison
  • Judge Randall Arp, Chair, 1st JD
  • Judge Jill Brady, 4th JD
  • Judge Catherine J. Cheroutes, 5th JD
  • Magistrate Monica Haenselman, 20th JD
  • Judge Craig Welling, Colorado Court of Appeals
  • Magistrate Beth Elliott-Dumler, 18th JD
  • Magistrate Karen Hubler, 2nd JD
  • Magistrate Michelle Crozier Haynes, 2nd JD


Mental Health

  • Armand Lebovits
  • Dr. Kathleen McNamara, PhD


Attorneys

  • Julie Kunce Field, 8th District Court Judge (Ret.), The Consilium Institute
  • Cynthia Ciancio, Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C.
  • Amy Goscha, Kalamaya Goscha
  • David Littman, Littman Family Law
  • Katherine Lum, Lass Moses Ramp & Cooper
  • Rebekah Pfahler, Colorado Legal Services


Others

  • Alexis Fredrickson, Family Unit Programs Coordinator, SCAO (Staffs Standing Committee on Family Issues)
  • Professor Rebecca Aviel - DU Sturm College of Law
  • Joel Borgman, Child Support Coordinator, SCAO
  • Brittany Hildebrandt, Self-Represented Litigant Coordinator, 7th JD
  • Nicolle Rugh, Family Court Facilitator, 4th JD
  • Sharon Sturges, Office of Dispute Resolution, SCAO
  • Penny Wagner, Coordinator of Self-Represented Litigant Coordinators, SCAO
  • Traci Worthan, Deputy Court Executive, 1st JD
  • Chris Henderson, Director of Office of the Child's Representative
  • Jaime Watman, Coordinator of Child and Family Investigators and Parental Responsibilities Evaluators, SCAO

If you have questions about the SCFI, please contact Alexis Fredrickson at alexis.fredrickson@judicial.state.co.us.