Kathleen Tafoya
Kathleen Tafoya was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. She was appointed to this position in 2007.[1][2][3] She retired from the court in January 2022.[4]
Education
Judge Tafoya received her law degree from the University of Colorado School of Law.[1]
Career
Judge Tafoya spent 17 years as a federal prosecutor before becoming a judge. Her most notable case resulted in the arrest of several members of the "Rolling 30s Crips" and at the time of the trial was the largest gang roundup in Colorado state history.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Denver Post, "Prosecutor named magistrate," September 12, 2007
- ↑ U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, "Public notice concerning the reappointment of Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya," April 13, 2015
- ↑ U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, "Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ Law Week Colorado, "Maritza Dominguez Braswell Selected as U.S. Magistrate Judge in Colorado Springs," January 21, 2022
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 • Denver Juvenile Court • Colorado Municipal Courts • Colorado Water Courts
State resources:
Courts in Colorado • Colorado judicial elections • Judicial selection in Colorado
