Judge Taylor was appointed as a district court judge in 2010. He is the water judge for Colorado’s Water Division 1 and also presides in Division 4 of the 19th Judicial District over civil matters. Before his appointment, Judge Taylor practiced in the areas of civil litigation, family law, and criminal defense as a partner at Henderson, Taylor & Rapp, and later, Taylor & Rapp. He also served as a municipal judge for the Town of Gilcrest, a deputy district attorney, and a staff attorney for the Legal Services Corporation in Washington, D.C.. Judge Taylor graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder with honors, magna cum laude, and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He received his juris doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, where his honors included an American Jurisprudence Award.