Event Calendar

Please join us October 15 to celebrate Colorado's courts and this year's CJI Judicial Excellence Award honorees!

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This year's honorees are:

* District Court Chief Judge Susan Blanco, 8th Judicial District
* County Court Judge John Mochel, Las Animas & Huerfano Counties, 3rd Judicial District
* Magistrate Melissa Annis, Denver County Court, 2nd Judicial District

Also this year, CJI honors Chief Judge Ryan Stuart of the 23rd Judicial District with a special Judicial Leadership Award.

Join us to celebrate them—and Colorado's judicial system—on October 15!

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Also Featuring:

* Master of ceremonies Chandra Thomas Whitfield of Colorado Public Radio
* Welcome speech by Chief Justice Monica Marquez
* Cocktail reception entertainment by Chilly Jazz
* Paddle raise fundraiser to benefit CJI's judicial education program

This gala dinner is CJI's biggest fundraiser and subsidizes our important work throughout the year. Please join us and support CJI's mission and programs on behalf of Colorado's courts!

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Individual Tickets

Individual tickets will go on sale in September 2025.

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Thanks to Our Sponsors!

Platinum Level:

* Dowd Bennett LLP

Gold Level:

* Polsinelli PC

Silver Level:

* American Arbitration Association
* Burg Simpson Eldredge
* Davis Graham
* Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes
* Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC
* MDC Richmond American Homes Foundation

Bronze Level:

* Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations LLC
* Buchalter
* Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC
* Childs McCune Michalek, LLC
* Colorado & Denver Bar Associations and Colorado Bar Association CLE
* Cox Baker Page & Bailey, LLC
* Douglas Elbert Bar Association
* Employers Council
* Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
* Fennemore
* Griffiths Law
* JAMS
* Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc.
* Nelson Mullins
* Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Small/Solo Level:

* Parker Lipman LLP
* Werge & Corbin Law Group

Wine Sponsors:

* Davis Graham

(Sponsor list updated as of August 13, 2025.)

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Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship of CJI's annual gala dinner is a terrific way to showcase your organization and support CJI and its work on behalf of Colorado’s courts. Sponsorship benefits include event tickets (e.g., full table or half table), sponsor acknowledgment in promotion & materials, and more.

For more information about sponsorship opportunities, click the link below.

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CJI looks forward to seeing you on October 15!