Kristan K. Wheeler
Kristan K. Wheeler is a judge of the Jefferson County Court Division C in Colorado. She assumed office on July 1, 2021. Her term ended in 2022.
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She was appointed to the court on May 27, 2021, by Jared Polis to replace Thomas E. Vance.
Bildung
Wheeler received her bachelor's degree from Trinity University and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.[1]
Career
Since 2019, Wheeler served as a district and county court magistrate in the 17th Judicial District. She previously served as a part-time County Court Magistrate in the City and County of Denver and Presiding Judge in the Louisville Municipal Court and a relief judge in several municipal courts. Wheeler was also a founding partner of Malkinson Wheeler Law, LLP from 2010 until 2016, a solo practitioner from 2004 until 2010, an associate attorney from 2002 until 2004, and Deputy State Public Defender in Denver and Boulder from 1998 until 2002.[1]
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Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Colorado • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Colorado
State courts:
Colorado Supreme Court • Colorado Court of Appeals • Colorado District Courts • Colorado county courts • Denver Probate Court, Colorado • Denver Juvenile Court
State resources:
Courts in Colorado • Colorado judicial elections • Judicial selection in Colorado
