Judge Gretchen B. Larson
Judge · Mesa County, Colorado · 200 S. Spruce Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501
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Judge Larson is a Colorado native. She earned her undergraduate degree at Southern Methodist University in 1989 and her law degree at the University of Colorado School of Law in 1993. She worked as a prosecutor in the 21st Judicial District (Grand Junction) from 1993 to 1999 and in the 9th Judicial District (Glenwood Springs) from 1999 to 2005. In March 2005 she returned to the District Attorney's Office in Grand Junction.
Governor Bill Owens appointed her to the county court bench in July 2006. Governor Hickenlooper appointed her to the district court bench in November 2016.
State evaluation (Colorado Commission on Judicial Performance): 2026: meets performance standards (vote 8-0); 2020: meets performance standards; 2016: retain.
State survey for the 2026 evaluation (run by Market Decisions Research): 11 of 257 attorneys invited by email answered; 8 of 231 non-attorneys invited by email answered; the judicial district has 155,703 residents (2020 Census). State survey report.
Colorado Court of Appeals decisions on this judge’s rulings announced since June 2023: 38 (26 affirmed, 5 affirmed in part, reversed in part, 3 reversed, 2 vacated, 2 appeal dismissed).