Michelle Martinez-Thomas | Judge Denver County Courtroom 3F



Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse 3rd Floor





Martinez-Thomas served as a District Court Magistrate for the 17th Judicial District, a position she held since 2017. As District Court Magistrate, she has overseen a docket including Domestic Relations, Criminal and Protection Orders cases. Prior to her role with the 17th Judicial District, Martinez-Thomas served as an attorney in the Colorado Public Defender’s Office from 2007 to 2017, as a Case Manager for Denver Area Youth Services from 2001 to 2002, and as a Summer Youth Employment Program coordinator for the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development from 2000 to 2001. Martinez-Thomas received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Martinez-Thomas fills the vacancy due to the creation of a new judicial seat on the Denver County Court. Martinez-Thomas assumed her new role as Denver County Court Judge on March 1, 2020.

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Why You Need Our DUI Professionals to Represent You In This Court

Every judge who presides over DUI cases in this county conducts their courtroom differently from any other judge. Every one has slightly different procedures, habits and tendencies in the way they interact with the District Attorneys, defendants and attorneys.

So it’s critical to the successful defense of your case to hire a DUI expert who not only specializes in DUI defense, but who has extensive experience with the people in the particular courtroom where your case will be held to help you navigate though the system.

Jim Forslund and Gary Pareja have been representing clients in this courtroom for years. They have that unique advantage you are looking for to obtain the best possible outcome for your unique set of circumstances in courtroom 3B if this is where your case is assigned and will be heard.