9/13/24 Update re: Notice of Closure of Conejos County Courthouse

10/15/24 Be Aware of Jury Duty and Court Summons/Warrant Phone Scam

11/6/24 - UPDATE #6 Notice of Closures and Delayed Starts

11/7/24 - Teller County will operate virtually only

Gilpin County Judges and Staff

Below is a listing of the Judges and staff for Gilpin county. Select an accordion section to view Judges or staff. Selecting the Judge or staff will take you to their respective detail page.

District Court Chief Judge

  • Jeffrey R. Pilkington

    District Court Chief Judge
    1st Judicial District
    Jefferson County
    Gilpin County
    Primary Email
    01Division3@judicial.state.co.us
    Primary Phone
    720-772-2615
    Division
    3

District Court Judge

  • Lindsay VanGilder

    District Court Judge
    1st Judicial District
    Jefferson County
    Gilpin County
    Primary Email
    01Division10@judicial.state.co.us
    Primary Phone
    720-772-2643
    Division
    10 (Jefferson County) / G (Gilpin County -District Criminal Matters)
  • Todd L. Vriesman

    District Court Judge
    1st Judicial District
    Jefferson County
    Gilpin County
    Primary Email
    01division11@judicial.state.co.us
    Primary Phone
    (720) 772-2647
    Division
    11 (Jefferson County) / G (Gilpin County District Civil Matters)

County Court Judge

  • 1st Judicial District Duty Division

    Duty Division
    1st Judicial District
    Jefferson County
    Gilpin County
    Primary Email
    01dutydivision@judicial.state.co.us
    Primary Phone
    720-772-2454
    Division
    DUTY
  • Timothy Lane

    1st Judicial District
    Gilpin County
    Division
    1 - County Court

Magistrate

  • Katie Allison

    Magistrate
    1st Judicial District
    Jefferson County
    Gilpin County
    Division
    48 Hour Magistrate
  • Liz Upton

    1st Judicial District
    Jefferson County
    Gilpin County
    Primary Email
    01DivisionP@judicial.state.co.us
    Primary Phone
    720-772-2699
    Division
    P (Jefferson County) / G (Gilpin County Domestic Relations & Probate)

Court Executive

  • Jennifer Mendoza

    Court Executive
    1st Judicial District
    Jefferson County
    Gilpin County
    Primary Email
    01CourtAdministration@judicial.state.co.us
    Primary Phone
    720-772-2751
  • Traci Worthan

    Deputy Court Executive
    1st Judicial District
    Jefferson County
    Gilpin County
    Primary Email
    01CourtAdministration@judicial.state.co.us
    Primary Phone
    720-772-2751

Clerk of Court

  • Terri Meredith

    Clerk of Court, Jury Commisioner
    1st Judicial District
    Gilpin County
    Primary Email
    GilpinClerksOffice@coloradojudicial.gov
    Primary Phone
    303-582-5522

Jury Commissioner

  • Terri Meredith

    Clerk of Court, Jury Commisioner
    1st Judicial District
    Gilpin County
    Primary Email
    GilpinClerksOffice@coloradojudicial.gov
    Primary Phone
    303-582-5522

Family Court Facilitator

Self-Represented Litigant Coordinator

  • Court Resource Center

    Self-Represented Litigant Coordinator
    1st Judicial District
    Jefferson County
    Gilpin County
    Primary Email
    01SelfHelp@judicial.state.co.us
    Primary Phone
    720-772-2501