JUDICIAL RECEPTION

ANNUAL JUDICIAL RECEPTION

Each year, the CWBA is proud to honor all members of the Colorado judiciary at our Annual Judicial Reception, and honor specific judicial official(s) for their meaningful work.

Judicial Reception Honorees:

2014 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Karen Ashby

2013 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Diana Terry

2012 C. Jean Stewart, Former Denver Probate Judge

2011 Denver County Judge Claudia J. Jordan

2010 Denver District Court Judge Christina M. Habas

2009 18th Judicial District Court Judge Angela R. Arkin

2008 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Sandra I. Rothenberg

2007 Denver Juvenile Court Judge Orrelle Rodgers Weeks

2006 Pueblo County Court Judge Adele K. Anderson and Denver County Court Judge Mary Celeste

2005 U S District Court Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Coan and Denver District Court Judge John Coughlin
2004 Colorado Supreme Court Justice Nancy Rice and Boulder County Court Magistrate Kristina Hansson
2003 18th Judicial District Court Judge Cheryl Post

2002 First (Jefferson County) Judicial District Court Judge Ruthanne Polidori

2001 Boulder District Court Chief Judge Roxanne Bailin and Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Aurel Kelly (in memoriam)

2000 Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary J. Mullarkey and Denver County Court Judge Alfred C. Harrell, Jr.

1999 Magistrate Judge Pamela A. Gagel and Denver District Court Judge Shelley I. Gilman

1998 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge JoAnn Vogt and U. S. District Court Judge Zita Weinshienk

1997 District Court Judge Patti O’Rourke

1995 Colorado Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis

1994 U. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and 10th Circuit of Appeals Chief Judge Stephanie K. Seymour

1993 U. S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Patricia Clark and U. S. District Court Judge Zita Weinshienk

1992 Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Quinn (retired)

1991 District Court Judge Joyce Steinhardt

1990 Aleene Ortiz-White

1988 Janice B. Fischbach

1987 Jean E. Dubofsky and Mary J. Mullarkey

Each year, the CWBA is proud to honor all members of the Colorado judiciary at our Annual Judicial Reception, and honor specific judicial official(s) for their meaningful work.

Judicial Reception Honorees:

2014 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Karen Ashby

2013 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Diana Terry

2012 C. Jean Stewart, Former Denver Probate Judge

2011 Denver County Judge Claudia J. Jordan

2010 Denver District Court Judge Christina M. Habas

2009 18th Judicial District Court Judge Angela R. Arkin

2008 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Sandra I. Rothenberg

2007 Denver Juvenile Court Judge Orrelle Rodgers Weeks

2006 Pueblo County Court Judge Adele K. Anderson and Denver County Court Judge Mary Celeste

2005 U S District Court Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Coan and Denver District Court Judge John Coughlin
2004 Colorado Supreme Court Justice Nancy Rice and Boulder County Court Magistrate Kristina Hansson
2003 18th Judicial District Court Judge Cheryl Post

2002 First (Jefferson County) Judicial District Court Judge Ruthanne Polidori

2001 Boulder District Court Chief Judge Roxanne Bailin and Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Aurel Kelly (in memoriam)

2000 Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary J. Mullarkey and Denver County Court Judge Alfred C. Harrell, Jr.

1999 Magistrate Judge Pamela A. Gagel and Denver District Court Judge Shelley I. Gilman

1998 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge JoAnn Vogt and U. S. District Court Judge Zita Weinshienk

1997 District Court Judge Patti O’Rourke

1995 Colorado Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis

1994 U. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and 10th Circuit of Appeals Chief Judge Stephanie K. Seymour

1993 U. S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Patricia Clark and U. S. District Court Judge Zita Weinshienk

1992 Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Quinn (retired)

1991 District Court Judge Joyce Steinhardt

1990 Aleene Ortiz-White

1988 Janice B. Fischbach

1987 Jean E. Dubofsky and Mary J. Mullarkey

Each year, the CWBA is proud to honor all members of the Colorado judiciary at our Annual Judicial Reception, and honor specific judicial official(s) for their meaningful work.

Judicial Reception Honorees:

2014 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Karen Ashby

2013 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Diana Terry

2012 C. Jean Stewart, Former Denver Probate Judge

2011 Denver County Judge Claudia J. Jordan

2010 Denver District Court Judge Christina M. Habas

2009 18th Judicial District Court Judge Angela R. Arkin

2008 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Sandra I. Rothenberg

2007 Denver Juvenile Court Judge Orrelle Rodgers Weeks

2006 Pueblo County Court Judge Adele K. Anderson and Denver County Court Judge Mary Celeste

2005 U S District Court Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Coan and Denver District Court Judge John Coughlin
2004 Colorado Supreme Court Justice Nancy Rice and Boulder County Court Magistrate Kristina Hansson
2003 18th Judicial District Court Judge Cheryl Post

2002 First (Jefferson County) Judicial District Court Judge Ruthanne Polidori

2001 Boulder District Court Chief Judge Roxanne Bailin and Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Aurel Kelly (in memoriam)

2000 Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary J. Mullarkey and Denver County Court Judge Alfred C. Harrell, Jr.

1999 Magistrate Judge Pamela A. Gagel and Denver District Court Judge Shelley I. Gilman

1998 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge JoAnn Vogt and U. S. District Court Judge Zita Weinshienk

1997 District Court Judge Patti O’Rourke

1995 Colorado Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis

1994 U. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and 10th Circuit of Appeals Chief Judge Stephanie K. Seymour

1993 U. S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Patricia Clark and U. S. District Court Judge Zita Weinshienk

1992 Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Quinn (retired)

1991 District Court Judge Joyce Steinhardt

1990 Aleene Ortiz-White

1988 Janice B. Fischbach

1987 Jean E. Dubofsky and Mary J. Mullarkey

Each year, the CWBA is proud to honor all members of the Colorado judiciary at our Annual Judicial Reception, and honor specific judicial official(s) for their meaningful work.

Judicial Reception Honorees:

2014 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Karen Ashby

2013 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Diana Terry

2012 C. Jean Stewart, Former Denver Probate Judge

2011 Denver County Judge Claudia J. Jordan

2010 Denver District Court Judge Christina M. Habas

2009 18th Judicial District Court Judge Angela R. Arkin

2008 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Sandra I. Rothenberg

2007 Denver Juvenile Court Judge Orrelle Rodgers Weeks

2006 Pueblo County Court Judge Adele K. Anderson and Denver County Court Judge Mary Celeste

2005 U S District Court Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Coan and Denver District Court Judge John Coughlin
2004 Colorado Supreme Court Justice Nancy Rice and Boulder County Court Magistrate Kristina Hansson
2003 18th Judicial District Court Judge Cheryl Post

2002 First (Jefferson County) Judicial District Court Judge Ruthanne Polidori

2001 Boulder District Court Chief Judge Roxanne Bailin and Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Aurel Kelly (in memoriam)

2000 Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary J. Mullarkey and Denver County Court Judge Alfred C. Harrell, Jr.

1999 Magistrate Judge Pamela A. Gagel and Denver District Court Judge Shelley I. Gilman

1998 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge JoAnn Vogt and U. S. District Court Judge Zita Weinshienk

1997 District Court Judge Patti O’Rourke

1995 Colorado Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis

1994 U. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and 10th Circuit of Appeals Chief Judge Stephanie K. Seymour

1993 U. S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Patricia Clark and U. S. District Court Judge Zita Weinshienk

1992 Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Quinn (retired)

1991 District Court Judge Joyce Steinhardt

1990 Aleene Ortiz-White

1988 Janice B. Fischbach

1987 Jean E. Dubofsky and Mary J. Mullarkey

Each year, the CWBA is proud to honor all members of the Colorado judiciary at our Annual Judicial Reception, and honor specific judicial official(s) for their meaningful work with our Judicial Excellence Award.

The 2020 Judicial Reception, originally scheduled for March 16, has been postponed and will now be held on June 2, 2020 at Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP in Denver.

This year's Judicial Excellence Honoree is Judge Emily E. Anderson, Chief Judge, 17th Judicial District (Adams and Broomfield Counties).

Meet Our 2020 Judicial Excellence Honoree

Judge Emily E. Anderson
Chief Judge, 17th Judicial District

Emily E. Anderson is the first woman to preside as the Chief Judge of the 17th Judicial District, serving Adams and Broomfield Counties. She has served as a district court judge since 2013, having previously been a magistrate in the 17th JD and Denver County Court. Prior to her judicial appointment in 2005, Judge Anderson ran her own law firm for eleven years. Her private trial practice focused on family law, civil litigation and mediation. As an attorney, she fought tirelessly for the rights of LGBTQ persons. In 2006, The Center on Colfax honored her at their annual Jokers Jewels & Justice event for her past service on the Board of Directors, as Chair of the Legal Services Committee, as a volunteer for the Colorado Legal Initiatives Project and for her many years of service to the LGBTQ community.

Judge Anderson is active in the legal community having served in numerous leadership positions in the Colorado Women’s Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association and the LGBTQ Bar Association. She served on the CWBA board for 13 years and the CWBA Foundation Board for 8 years. Judge Anderson co-chaired the CWBA Convention Committee four times! She recently completed her terms as the District Director for the National Association of Women Judges, the Juvenile Services Planning Committee and the Access to Justice Committee in the 17th JD. She currently serves on the Chief Judges Council, Executive Committee for the 17th JD, the Executive Council for the new Judicial Peer-to-Peer Coaching program and the Colorado Supreme Court Disciplinary Review Board. Judge Anderson is committed to promoting judge and lawyer well-being. She has been a volunteer for the Colorado Lawyer Assistance Program (COLAP) since its inception and served on the board of Colorado Lawyers Helping Lawyers (CLHL) for 8 years. Judge Anderson was the recipient of the Colorado Judicial Institute’s Judicial Excellence Award in 2013. She earned a BA in Fine Arts from the Colorado College, Cum Laude, in 1986 and her J.D. degree from The University of Denver College of Law in 1989. She and her wife, Patricia M. Jarzobski, just celebrated their 31st anniversary and live in Westminster with their golden retriever, Brandi.

The CWBA is grateful for the ongoing and generous financial support of Davis Graham & Stubbs for hosting and sponsoring this award’s presentation each year at the CWBA Annual Judicial Reception.

Past Judicial Reception Honorees

2019 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Terry Fox
2018 Denver County Court Judge Theresa A. Spahn
2017 19th Judicial District Court (Weld County) Judge Julie C. Hoskins
2016 U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix
2015 Denver County Court Judge Doris E. Burd
2014 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Karen Ashby
2013 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Diana Terry
2012 C. Jean Stewart, Former Denver Probate Judge
2011 Denver County Judge Claudia J. Jordan
2010 Denver District Court Judge Christina M. Habas
2009 18th Judicial District Court Judge Angela R. Arkin
2008 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Sandra I. Rothenberg
2007 Denver Juvenile Court Judge Orrelle Rodgers Weeks
2006 Pueblo County Court Judge Adele K. Anderson and Denver County Court Judge Mary Celeste
2005 U S District Court Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Coan and Denver District Court Judge John Coughlin
2004 Colorado Supreme Court Justice Nancy Rice and Boulder County Court Magistrate Kristina Hansson
2003 18th Judicial District Court Judge Cheryl Post
2002 First (Jefferson County) Judicial District Court Judge Ruthanne Polidori
2001 Boulder District Court Chief Judge Roxanne Bailin and Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Aurel Kelly (in memoriam)
2000 Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary J. Mullarkey and Denver County Court Judge Alfred C. Harrell, Jr.
1999 Magistrate Judge Pamela A. Gagel and Denver District Court Judge Shelley I. Gilman
1998 Colorado Court of Appeals Judge JoAnn Vogt and U. S. District Court Judge Zita Weinshienk
1997 District Court Judge Patti O’Rourke
1995 Colorado Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis
1994 U. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and 10th Circuit of Appeals Chief Judge Stephanie K. Seymour
1993 U. S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Patricia Clark and U. S. District Court Judge Zita Weinshienk
1992 Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Quinn (retired)
1991 District Court Judge Joyce Steinhardt
1990 Aleene Ortiz-White
1988 Janice B. (Fischbach) Davidson
1987 Jean E. Dubofsky and Mary J. Mullarkey