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Broomfield County District Court Overview

Broomfield County is part of Colorado's 17th Judicial District with Adams County. The Broomfield Combined Courts at 17 Descombes Drive house state District Court and County Court functions for Broomfield County. District Court is the general-jurisdiction trial court for felony criminal matters, civil cases in any amount, domestic relations, juvenile, probate, mental health, and some appeals.

Colorado's state court hierarchy is Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Courts, County Courts, and municipal courts for local ordinance matters. Broomfield Municipal Court shares the Descombes Drive court campus but handles city ordinance, municipal traffic, parking, animal, code, and misdemeanor ordinance cases. That creates a practical search split between state District Court, state County Court, Municipal Court, and non-court record custodians.

List of Broomfield County District Court Offices

Broomfield does not have multiple separately numbered district courthouses. The researched court list identifies one Broomfield state court location, with District Court judges, a County Court judge, and a Broomfield magistrate assigned through the 17th Judicial District. Court users should verify division and courtroom information through docket notices or the clerk because assignments can change by case.

District Court vs. County Court vs. Municipal Court

Colorado's lower-court structure matters because a case at 17 Descombes Drive is not automatically a District Court case. District Court has broad trial jurisdiction. County Court handles more limited state-law matters. Municipal Court handles Broomfield ordinance cases. Each channel has its own records path, even when the physical court campus is the same.

How a Case Moves Through the Broomfield County System

District Court case flow depends on case type. A felony case often begins with arrest or summons, first appearance, bond or release conditions, charging documents, preliminary proceedings, arraignment, pretrial motions, plea or trial, sentencing, and possible appeal. A civil case begins with complaint or petition, service, answer, motion practice, discovery, settlement or mediation, trial or dispositive ruling, judgment, and post-judgment enforcement or appeal.

Criminal flow: Arrest or summons › First appearance › Complaint/Information › Arraignment › Pretrial proceedings › Plea or trial › Sentencing › Appeal.

Civil flow: Complaint or petition filed › Service › Answer › Motions and disclosures › Discovery › Settlement or trial › Judgment › Collection, satisfaction, or appeal.

Probate flow: Application or petition › Venue review › Appointment or hearing › Letters or orders › Notice and administration › Claims, inventory, distribution, and closing.

Civil, Family, Probate, and Criminal Matters

District Court is the correct Broomfield court for felony criminal case files, civil cases without a county-court amount cap, divorce and domestic relations matters, juvenile cases, probate proceedings, mental health matters, and some appeals. Divorce decrees, parenting plans, separation agreements, support orders, petitions, felony complaint or information documents, disposition and sentence orders, probate letters, wills, trusts, applications, petitions, and ROA copies can be requested through the Judicial Branch record request form.

Probate is especially important in Colorado because Broomfield does not have a separate local probate court. Outside Denver, probate filings generally go through District Court in the proper county. Estate paperwork is filed in the District Court where the decedent lived, or if an out-of-state decedent owned Colorado property, in a county where the property is located.

Judicial District and Local Court Help

Broomfield's court page identifies Clerk of Court Curisha Vera, curisha.vera@judicial.state.co.us, 303-464-5038; District Judge Jeffrey Smith, Division B, 303-464-5050; District Judge Teri L. Vasquez, Division A, 303-464-5054; County Court Judge Amanda DeWick, Division 1, 303-464-5053; and Magistrate Jacque Russell, Division C - Broomfield, 303-464-5020.

The courthouse building hours are Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The Clerk's Office is open 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m. Protection-order hearings are held daily, but paperwork must be completed and filed by 10:30 a.m. Rule 120 hearings are held Mondays at 8:30 a.m. Spanish interpretation is available by calling 303-659-1161. The Court Resource Center provides in-person assistance in Broomfield on Thursdays and phone, email, or appointment help other weekdays through 303-654-3213 and 17shrc@judicial.state.co.us.

Specialty Programs in the 17th Judicial District

The 17th Judicial District serves Adams and Broomfield and identifies several specialized programs at the district level. These programs are not separate Broomfield-only courts, but they can affect Broomfield defendants, families, and case planning when eligibility and referral requirements are met.

• Family Treatment Court is identified by the district and is relevant to dependency or neglect cases involving family treatment needs.
• Judicial District Recovery Court and adult treatment court programs address treatment-focused criminal case management for eligible participants.
• The 17th Judicial District Fresh Start initiative provides a warrant-forgiveness path for some eligible cases, with Broomfield County warrant Webex links listed by the District Attorney.

Criminal defendants who cannot afford counsel may apply for a state-paid attorney through court procedures. Broomfield's legal referral page lists the Office of the Public Defender, Adams County, 4710 E. Bromley Ln., Brighton, CO 80601, phone 303-659-4274. Colorado Judicial Branch public defender instructions use JDF 208 for adults and JDF 219 for juvenile delinquency public defender applications.

State District Court vs Federal Court

Broomfield County District Court is a Colorado state trial court. Federal civil, criminal, bankruptcy, and appellate records use separate federal courts and PACER systems. A Broomfield address or party does not make a case a Broomfield County District Court case if it was filed in federal court.

Federal district cases in Colorado route through the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Use that federal court site for federal case information rather than calling the Broomfield state court clerk.

PACER's court lookup page for the Colorado federal district court is available at the PACER District of Colorado listing.

PACER lookup helps identify the federal court and filing system; it does not replace Colorado Judicial Branch tools for Broomfield state court files.

Federal e-filing and docket access for active users occurs through District of Colorado CM/ECF.

CM/ECF is the federal filing system; state court records from Broomfield Combined Courts are not filed there.

Bankruptcy and Federal Prosecution Distinctions

Bankruptcy cases are federal and route through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado, not Broomfield District Court.

Bankruptcy filings can involve Broomfield residents or property, but they remain federal bankruptcy records.

PACER also maintains a Colorado Bankruptcy Court lookup page.

Use bankruptcy PACER channels for bankruptcy dockets and documents, not Broomfield's state District Court records unit.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado handles federal prosecution in Colorado, while state felony prosecution for Broomfield and Adams County is handled by the 17th Judicial District Attorney.

That separation helps explain why some criminal matters appear in Colorado state District Court and others appear only in federal systems.

District Attorney and Public Defender Roles

The 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office serves Adams and Broomfield Counties. The official site identifies District Attorney Brian S. Mason. Broomfield Police Department performs sheriff-type functions for the consolidated city and county and is led by Chief Enea Hempelmann. Police arrest and submit reports, but the District Attorney decides whether to file state criminal charges in District Court or County Court. Municipal ordinance prosecution can follow Broomfield municipal processes instead.

The Public Defender channel matters for felony, misdemeanor, juvenile delinquency, and other qualifying criminal cases. The Broomfield legal referral page points to the Adams County public defender office in Brighton for Broomfield coverage. Defendants should use court procedures to apply; the court file may later show counsel appointment, appearances, pleas, dispositions, and sentence orders.

Magistrate and Lower Courts

Magistrate Jacque Russell is listed for Division C - Broomfield. Magistrates may handle assigned matters under Colorado court rules and judicial assignments. County Court Judge Amanda DeWick is listed for Division 1 and handles County Court matters such as misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims, protection orders, limited civil cases, and felony preliminary steps.

Broomfield Municipal Court remains separate from state District and County Court. It is also located at 17 Descombes Drive and can be reached at 720-887-2100 or courtaccess@broomfield.org for municipal ordinance, traffic, parking, animal, code, and misdemeanor municipal cases.