Eighteenth district. — Colorado Code § 13-5-119

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§ 13-5-119. Eighteenth district.

(1) The eighteenth judicial district shall be composed of Arapahoe county.

(2) (a) The number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be fourteen.

(b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2002, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be fifteen.

(c) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2003, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be sixteen.

(d) (I) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2004, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be seventeen.

(II) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2007, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be eighteen.

(III) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2008, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be twenty.

(IV) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2009, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be twenty-one.

(V) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2014, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district is twenty-three.

(VI) Subject to available appropriations, effective January 1, 2020, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district is twenty-four.

(VII) Subject to available appropriations, effective January 1, 2025, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district is seventeen.

(VIII) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2025, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district is eighteen.

(IX) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2026, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district is nineteen.

(e) The district judges regularly assigned to Arapahoe county may maintain offices outside of the county seat.

(3) Repealed.

Source: L. 64: pp. 401, 405, §§ 19, 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-12-19. L. 67: p. 229, § 2. L. 69: p. 261, § 3. L. 75: (2) amended and (3) added, p. 558, § 6, effective January 1, 1976. L. 77: (2) amended, p. 781, § 4, effective July 1. L. 79: (2) amended, p. 604, § 1, effective June 19. L. 81: (3) repealed, p. 2025, § 14, effective July 14. L. 85: (2) amended, p. 569, § 1, effective November 14, 1986. L. 86: (2) amended, p. 674, § 1, effective November 14. L. 93, 1st Ex. Sess.: (2) amended, p. 33, § 1, effective September 13. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 939, § 2, effective July 1, 1998. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 71, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 143, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2)(d) amended, p. 1527, § 11, effective May 31. L. 2014: (2)(d)(V) added, (HB 14-1050), ch. 36, p. 192, § 1, effective March 14. L. 2019: (2)(d)(VI) added, (SB 19-043), ch. 41, p. 141, § 8, effective March 21. L. 2020: (1) amended and (2)(d)(VII) added, (HB 20-1026), ch. 40, p. 136, § 3, effective January 7, 2025. L. 2025: (2)(d)(VIII) and (2)(d)(IX) added and (2)(e) amended, (SB 25-024), ch. 23, p. 87, § 5, effective March 24.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1026, see section 1 of chapter 40, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.

ANNOTATION

This section was intended to be an exception to the county seat requirement in § 13-1-116 and authorizes district judges assigned to Arapahoe county to sit at a single location anywhere in that county. City of Littleton v. County Comm'rs, 787 P.2d 158 (Colo. 1990).

This statute is irreconcilable with § 13-5-101; however, under rules of statutory construction subsection (2) controls since it was enacted later. City of Littleton v. County Comm'rs, 787 P.2d 158 (Colo. 1990).

Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Citation: Colorado Revised Statutes § 13-5-119
Jurisdiction: Colorado
Code: Colorado Revised Statutes
Subject: Eighteenth district.
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