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# C.Michelle Brinegar

8th Judicial District District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: 8th Judicial District District Court
- State: Colorado
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge C. Michelle Brinegar was appointed as a District Judge in the 8th Judicial District by Governor Hickenlooper in December 2013

### Education

- B.S. in Computer Science from Colorado State University in 1988, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver College of Law in 1991.

### Additional information

- Served in the District Attorney’s Office in the 8th Judicial District from 1991 until her appointment to the bench, primarily focusing in the areas of juvenile law, sex assaults, and crimes against children.
- Judge Brinegar also is a member of the State Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Council, and the Colorado State Juvenile Task Force.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### expanded media coverage

Scope: statewide

Colorado expanded media coverage requests must comply with Chapter 38, Rule 3 and are submitted to the court before the proceeding; authorization remains subject to court rules, orders, restrictions, and limitations.

Evidence excerpt: you agree with the criteria set forth in Chapter 38, Rule 3, as well as all orders, rules, restrictions, or limitations issued or imposed by the court

[Request for Expanded Media Coverage](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/request-expanded-media-coverage?topic=76&wrapped=true)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### expanded media notice

Scope: statewide

Colorado expanded media coverage applications generally must be submitted at least twenty-four hours before the court proceeding, though judges may consider shorter-notice requests in some circumstances.

Evidence excerpt: Expanded Media Coverage applications to be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the court proceeding in question.

[Request for Expanded Media Coverage](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/request-expanded-media-coverage?topic=76&wrapped=true)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/cmichelle-brinegar)
- [Official roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/cmichelle-brinegar)
- [Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/cmichelle-brinegar)
- [Request for Expanded Media Coverage](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/request-expanded-media-coverage?topic=76&wrapped=true)
- [C.Michelle Brinegar](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/cmichelle-brinegar)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Request for Expanded Media Coverage](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-18f557a3dab23203e245f5e3) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/request-expanded-media-coverage?topic=76&wrapped=true). Collected 2026-07-26.