Ninth Judicial District — Garfield, Pitkin, and Rio Blanco Counties

District Judges

James Berkley Boyd

Chief Judge

Pitkin County

(970) 925-7635

(970) 925-6349

T. Peter Craven

Garfield County

No longer on bench as of February 2007

Denise Lynch

Garfield County

(970) 945-5075

(970) 945-8756

Replaced T. Peter Craven

Thomas W. Ossola

Garfield County

No longer on bench as of February 2007

Daniel B. Petre

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County Judges

Stephen L. Carter (Atty)

Garfield County - Rifle

No longer on bench as of February 2007

Erin Fernandez-Ely (Atty)

Pitkin County

(970) 925-7635

(970) 925-6349

July 2006

Imposed bail of $1 million for misdemeanor charges involving harassment, menacing, and violating a restraining order without regard to the Eighth Amendment.

Jason D. Jovanovich

Garfield County-

Rifle

(970) 625-5100

(970) 625-1125

Paul Metzger (Atty)

Garfield County

(970) 945-5075

Laurie A. Noble (Atty)

Rio Blanco County-

Meeker

(970) 675-2342

(970)675-5029

Laurie A. Noble (Atty)

Rio Blanco County - Rangely

(970) 878-5622

(970) 878-4295

Gerard C. Viscardi (Atty)

Rio Blanco County

(970) 878-5622

(970) 878-4295

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Magistrates

Ruben M. Hernandez

Combined Court Magistrate

Glen Wood Springs

(970)945-5075

Lain Leoniak

Garfield County

(970) 945-5075

Appointed in 2007

January 2008

An 11-year-old boy bumped his head playing and Leoniak insanely launched a full-scale SWAT team attack on the family.

Daniel B. Petre

Combined court

Garfield County

No longer on bench as of January 2008.