Awardees

2024 Awardees

• District Chief Judge Mark MacDonnell, 16th Judicial District, Otero, Bent, and Crowley Counties
• County Court Judge Verna Carpenter, Jefferson County, 1st Judicial District
• Magistrate Randall Lococo, Weld County, 19th Judicial District

2023 Awardees

• District Court Judge James Boyd (retired), 9th Judicial District
• County Court Judge Mariana Vielma, Adams County
• Magistrate Karen Hubler, Denver District Court

Read about the 2023 awardees and dinner here.

2022 Awardees

• District Court Chief Judge Michelle Amico, 18th Judicial District
• County Court Judge David Archuleta, 20th Judicial District
• Magistrate Kevin Kennedy, 21st Judicial District
• Magistrate William McNulty, 21st Judicial District

Read about the 2022 awardees and dinner here, and watch the event video in its entirety here.

2021 Awardees

• District Court Judge Paul Dunkelman, 5th Judicial District
• County Court Judge Mark Randall, 1st Judicial District
• Magistrate Sarah Zane, 16th Judicial District

Read about the 2021 awards dinner here.

2020 Awardees

• District Court Judge Larry C. Schwartz, 10th Judicial District
• County Court Judge Theresa Spahn, 2nd Judicial District
• Magistrate Jami Vigil, 4th Judicial District
• Special salute to Judge Robert Hawthorne (retired) of the Colorado Court of Appeals and Colorado Supreme Court Justice Nathan B. Coats
• Special recognition to the Chief Judges Council

Read about the 2020 awards dinner here.

Past Awardees 2000-2019

2019

• District Court Judge Timothy J. Schutz, 4th Judicial District, El Paso County
• County Court Judge Olympia Z. Fay, 2nd Judicial District, Denver County
• Magistrate Matthew R. Zehe, 8th Judicial District, Larimer County
• Distinguished Judicial Leadership Award: Judge Marcia S. Krieger, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• Distinguished Judicial Leadership Award: Judge Wiley Y. Daniel, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

2018

• District Court Judge Morris B. Hoffman, 2nd Judicial District, Denver
• County Court Judge Thomas E. Vance, 1st Judicial District, Jefferson County
• Magistrate Lisa M. Gomez, Denver Juvenile Court
• Special recognition of Chief Judge Alan M. Loeb, Colorado Court of Appeals
• Special recognition of Chief Justice Nancy E. Rice, Colorado Supreme Court

2017

• District Court Judge John E. Popovich (retired), 17th Judicial District
• County Court Judge Gary M. Jackson, 2nd Judicial District, Denver
• Magistrate Frances R. Johnson, 4th Judicial District
• Distinguished Judicial Leadership Award: Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Gale T. Miller (retired)

2016

• District Court Chief Judge Michael (Mick) O’Hara III, 14th Judicial District, covering Moffat, Routt and Grand Counties
• County Court Presiding Judge John M. Marcucci, Denver
• Magistrate Carolyn McLean, 20th Judicial District, Boulder

2015

• District Court Judge Angela R. Arkin, 18th Judicial District
• County Court Judge Clarisse Gonzales Mangnall, 2nd Judicial District, Denver
• Magistrate Kristina Hansson, 18th Judicial District, Boulder

2014

• District Court Chief Judge Claude W. Appel, 3rd Judicial District
• County Court Judge Sabino E. Romano, 17th Judicial District
• Magistrate Marianne M. Tims, 1st Judicial District

2013

• District Court Chief Judge James F. Hartmann, Jr., 19th Judicial District
• County Court Judge Leroy D. Kirby, Adams County
• Magistrate Emily E. Anderson, 17th Judicial District
• Distinguished Judicial Leadership Award to Chief Justice Michael Bender, Colorado Supreme Court
• Distinguished Judicial Leadership Award to former Chief Judge Janice B. Davidson, Colorado Court of Appeals

2012

• District Court Chief Judge Robert S. Hyatt, 2nd Judicial District, Denver
• County Court Judge Susanna Meissner-Cutler, 18th Judicial District, Douglas County
• Magistrate Bonnie McLean, 18th Judicial District

2011

• District Court Judge O. John Kuenhold, 12th Judicial District
• District Court Judge C. Jean Stewart, Presiding Judge of the Denver Probate Court
• County Court Judge Christine A. Carney, Larimer County Court
• Magistrate Stephanie L. Rubinstein, 21st Judicial District, Mesa County

2010

• District Court Chief Judge Ruckriegle, 5th Judicial District, covering Clear Creek, Eagle, Lake and Summit Counties
• County Court Judge Tom Reed, 20th Judicial District, Boulder County
• Magistrate Diane Dupree, 2nd Judicial District, Denver
• Distinguished Judicial Leadership Award to retiring Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey

2009

• District Court Judge James H. Hiatt, 8th Judicial District, covering Jackson and Larimer Counties
• County Court Judge Doris E. Burd, 2nd Judicial District, Denver
• Magistrate Brian N. Bowen, 17th Judicial District, Adams County

2008

• District Court Judge M. Jon Kolomitz, 16th Judicial District
• District Court Judge Robert H. Russell, II, 18th Judicial District
• County Court Alfred C. Harrell, 2nd Judicial District, Denver
• Magistrate Jane E. Westbrook, 21st Judicial District, Mesa County

2007

• District Court Judge Roxanne Bailin, 20th Judicial District
• County Court Judge James B. Breese, 2nd Judicial District, Denver
• Magistrate Dinsmore Tuttle, 19th Judicial District

2006

• District Court Judge C. Dennis Maes
• County Court Judge Lynn J. Karowsky, Weld County
• Magistrate Louis A. Gresh, 18th Judicial District

2005

• District Court Judge Thomas J. Curry, 18th Judicial District
• County Court Judge Cindy Hull Bruner, Adams County
• Magistrate Stephen Schapanski, 8th Judicial District, Larimer County

2004

• District Court Judge Cheryl L. Post, 18th Judicial District
• County Court Judge Roy Olson, 1st Judicial District, Jefferson County
• Magistrate Clinton A. Smith, 10th Judicial District, Pueblo County

2003

• District Court Chief Judge Harlan R. Bockman, 17th Judicial District
• County Court Judge Charles T. Hoppin, 1st Judicial District, Jefferson County
• Magistrate Tijani (T.J.) Cole, 20th Judicial District, Boulder County

2002

• District Court Judge T. Peter Craven, 9th Judicial District

2001

• Judge James Leh, 13th Judicial District
• Judge Kenneth Stuart, 18th Judicial District

2000

• Judge H. Jeffrey Bayless, 2nd Judicial District, Denver