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 ↓

47 judges most orders first

Kathryn A. Starnella

Magistrate judge

25 orders·9 insights

Edward Willis Nottingham Jr.Resigned 2008

District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

21 orders·7 insights

William Edward DoyleDeceased

District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

21 orders·7 insights

Zita Leeson WeinshienkDeceased

District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

21 orders·7 insights

Fred M. WinnerDeceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

18 orders·7 insights

James R. CarriganDeceased

District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

18 orders·7 insights

Sherman Glenn FinesilverDeceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

16 orders·7 insights

Richard Paul MatschDeceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

13 orders·7 insights

Christine Marie ArguelloSenior status

District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

27 orders·6 insights

Moses HallettDeceased

District judge, appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)

24 orders·6 insights

Daniel B. SparrDeceased

District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

23 orders·6 insights

John Foster SymesDeceased

District judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)

23 orders·6 insights

Wiley Young DanielDeceased

District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

23 orders·6 insights

William Lee KnousDeceased

District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)

22 orders·6 insights

Olin Hatfield ChilsonDeceased

District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

21 orders·6 insights

Shane Kato Crews

District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

21 orders·6 insights

Alfred Albert ArrajDeceased

District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

18 orders·6 insights

John Carbone PorfilioElevated to Tenth Cir. 1985

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

18 orders·6 insights

Phillip S. FigaDeceased

District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

15 orders·6 insights

Walker David MillerDeceased

District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

15 orders·6 insights

Charlotte Noelle Sweeney

District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

27 orders·5 insights

Robert Edward BlackburnSenior status

District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

24 orders·5 insights

Daniel Desmond Domenico

District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

15 orders·5 insights

Gordon Paul Gallagher

District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

13 orders·5 insights

Kristen L. MixLeft this court 2023

Magistrate judge

0 orders·5 insights

Richard Brooke JacksonSenior status

District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

28 orders·4 insights

Scott T. Varholak

Magistrate judge

19 orders·4 insights

John Lawrence Kane Jr.Senior status

District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

17 orders·4 insights

Raymond Paul MooreSenior status

District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

17 orders·4 insights

Kathleen M. TafoyaLeft this court 2022

Magistrate judge

0 orders·4 insights

William Joseph MartínezSenior status

District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

42 orders·3 insights

Marcia Smith KriegerSenior status

District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

23 orders·3 insights

Timothy P. O'Hara

Magistrate judge

18 orders·3 insights

Robert E. LewisDeceased

District judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

15 orders·3 insights

Maritza Dominguez Braswell

Magistrate judge

9 orders·3 insights

Jean Sala BreitensteinDeceased

District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

1 orders·3 insights

Craig B. ShafferDeceased

Magistrate judge

0 orders·3 insights

Philip Andrew Brimmer

District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

38 orders·2 insights

Nina Nin-Yuen Wang

District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

34 orders·2 insights

Regina Marie Rodriguez

District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

31 orders·2 insights

Cyrus Y. Chung

Magistrate judge

34 orders·1 insights

Lewis Thornton BabcockSenior status

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

33 orders·1 insights

Susan B. Prose

Magistrate judge

17 orders·1 insights

Norman Reid Neureiter

Magistrate judge

8 orders·1 insights

James M. Candelaria

Magistrate judge

4 orders·1 insights

Michael E. HegartyLeft this court 2025

Magistrate judge

1 orders·1 insights

Richard T. Gurley

Magistrate judge

1 orders·1 insights
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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 ↗

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.”