Judge Darren Vahle
Judge · Arapahoe County, Colorado · 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112
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Judge Vahle was raised in Arapahoe County and graduated from Arapahoe High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology at Westmont College. He then worked at a juvenile detention center and at the Denver Children's Home before he enrolled at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. After law school, he went to work for the District Attorney's office in the 18th Judicial District.
Governor William Ritter appointed him to the County Court in June 2008. Governor John Hickenlooper appointed him to the District Court in July 2018. He presides over a criminal docket.
Appointed by Governor William Ritter in 2008.
State evaluation (Colorado Commission on Judicial Performance): 2026: meets performance standards (vote 7-0); 2020: meets performance standards (vote 9-0). On the bench since 2008.
State survey for the 2026 evaluation (run by Market Decisions Research): 15 of 304 attorneys invited by email answered; 0 of 293 non-attorneys invited by email answered; the judicial district has 655,070 residents (2020 Census). State survey report.
Colorado Court of Appeals decisions on this judge’s rulings announced since June 2023: 47 (44 affirmed, 2 reversed, 1 vacated).