United States District Court for the District of Colorado
47 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Kathryn A. Starnella
Magistrate judge
Edward Willis Nottingham Jr.Resigned 2008
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
William Edward DoyleDeceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Zita Leeson WeinshienkDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Fred M. WinnerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
James R. CarriganDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Sherman Glenn FinesilverDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Richard Paul MatschDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Christine Marie ArguelloSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Moses HallettDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
Daniel B. SparrDeceased
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
John Foster SymesDeceased
District judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
Wiley Young DanielDeceased
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
William Lee KnousDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Olin Hatfield ChilsonDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Shane Kato Crews
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Alfred Albert ArrajDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
John Carbone PorfilioElevated to Tenth Cir. 1985
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Phillip S. FigaDeceased
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Walker David MillerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Charlotte Noelle Sweeney
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Robert Edward BlackburnSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Daniel Desmond Domenico
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Gordon Paul Gallagher
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Kristen L. MixLeft this court 2023
Magistrate judge
Richard Brooke JacksonSenior status
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Scott T. Varholak
Magistrate judge
John Lawrence Kane Jr.Senior status
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Raymond Paul MooreSenior status
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Kathleen M. TafoyaLeft this court 2022
Magistrate judge
William Joseph MartínezSenior status
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Marcia Smith KriegerSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Timothy P. O'Hara
Magistrate judge
Robert E. LewisDeceased
District judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Maritza Dominguez Braswell
Magistrate judge
Jean Sala BreitensteinDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Craig B. ShafferDeceased
Magistrate judge
Philip Andrew Brimmer
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Nina Nin-Yuen Wang
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Regina Marie Rodriguez
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Cyrus Y. Chung
Magistrate judge
Lewis Thornton BabcockSenior status
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Susan B. Prose
Magistrate judge
Norman Reid Neureiter
Magistrate judge
James M. Candelaria
Magistrate judge
Michael E. HegartyLeft this court 2025
Magistrate judge
Richard T. Gurley
Magistrate judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the United States District Court for the District of Colorado applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
- General Order 2025-5: Procedures for Access and Management of Sealed and Restricted Documents ↗
- General Order 2024-1: Filing of Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
Filing
File highly sensitive documents in paper or secure digital media rather than the court electronic system.
“HSDs will be filed and served in paper form (or, if digital media, on a secure electronic device, such as a flash drive)”
Sealing
Serve sealed documents by another permitted method because docket notice does not serve their contents.
“service of those documents can no longer be accomplished through CM/ECF. Therefore, parties must serve sealed documents by other appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Procedure.”
Sealing
Request a copy of a sealed document from the clerk if entitled to access it.
“a party with the right to access a sealed document in a case who requires a copy of a sealed document must contact the Clerk’s Office to request a copy.”
Sealing
In an open case, represented parties may file the treatment motion electronically but must not file the proposed highly sensitive document electronically.
“a copy of the proposed HSD shall not be filed electronically.”