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12th Judicial District

Rio Grande County

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Rio Grande County Judges and Staff

Below is a listing of the Judges and staff for Rio Grande 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

  • Amanda C. Hopkins

    District Court Chief Judge
    12th Judicial District
    Alamosa County
    Conejos County
    Costilla County
    Mineral County
    Rio Grande County
    Saguache County
    amanda.hopkins@judicial.state.co.us
    719-657-3394

District Court Judge

  • Kim Cortez-Rodriguez

    District Court Judge
    12th Judicial District
    Alamosa County
    Conejos County
    Costilla County
    Mineral County
    Rio Grande County
    Saguache County
    kimberly.cortez-rodriguez@judicial.state.co.us
    719-589-4996

  • Michael A. Gonzales

    District Court Judge, Water Judge
    12th Judicial District
    Alamosa County
    Conejos County
    Costilla County
    Mineral County
    Rio Grande County
    Saguache County
    719-589-4996

  • Crista Newmyer-Olsen

    District Court Judge
    12th Judicial District
    Alamosa County
    Conejos County
    Costilla County
    Mineral County
    Rio Grande County
    Saguache County
    crista.newmyer-olsen@judicial.state.co.us
    719-589-4996
    Division
    D

County Court Judge

  • Jason Kelly

    County Court Judge
    12th Judicial District
    Alamosa County
    Conejos County
    Costilla County
    Mineral County
    Rio Grande County
    Saguache County
    719-589-4996

  • John W. Stenger

    County Court Judge
    12th Judicial District
    Rio Grande County
    john.stenger@judicial.state.co.us
    719-657-3394

Magistrate

Court Executive

  • Kyle Gustafson

    Court Executive
    12th Judicial District
    Alamosa County
    Conejos County
    Costilla County
    Mineral County
    Rio Grande County
    Saguache County
    kyle.gustafson@judicial.state.co.us
    719-589-4996

Clerk of Court

  • Marisol Hernandez

    Clerk of Court
    12th Judicial District
    Rio Grande County
    RioGrandeClerk@judicial.state.co.us
    719-657-3394

Jury Commissioner

  • Lachelle Montaño

    Jury Commissioner
    12th Judicial District
    Rio Grande County
    riograndejury@judicial.state.co.us
    719-589-7602

Family Court Facilitator

  • Kaylene Guymon

    Family Court Facilitator
    12th Judicial District
    Alamosa County
    Conejos County
    Costilla County
    Mineral County
    Rio Grande County
    Saguache County
    kaylene.guymon@judicial.state.co.us
    719-589-7603

Self-Represented Litigant Coordinator

  • Caitlin Mizell

    Self-Represented Litigant Coordinator
    12th Judicial District
    Alamosa County
    Conejos County
    Costilla County
    Mineral County
    Rio Grande County
    Saguache County
    12selfhelp@judicial.state.co.us
    719-589-7621