Judge Caryn A. Datz
Judge · Adams County, Colorado · 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601
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Judge Datz earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin in 1998 and her law degree at the University of Miami School of Law in 2001. Before she became a judge, she was a Chief Trial Deputy in the 20th Judicial District Office of the District Attorney in Boulder County.
She was appointed to the District Court bench in August 2018 by then Governor Hickenlooper. She handled juvenile delinquency and dependency and neglect cases until last year. She now presides over a criminal docket.
Appointed by Governor Hickenlooper in 2018.
State evaluation (Colorado Commission on Judicial Performance): 2026: meets performance standards (vote 8-0); 2020: meets performance standards. On the bench since 2018.
State survey for the 2026 evaluation (run by Market Decisions Research): 16 of 279 attorneys invited by email answered; 7 of 355 non-attorneys invited by email answered; the judicial district has 593,684 residents (2020 Census). State survey report.
Colorado Court of Appeals decisions on this judge’s rulings announced since June 2023: 42 (38 affirmed, 2 reversed, 2 vacated).