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Craig R. Welling
Judge · Colorado Court of Appeals
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Craig Welling was appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals in February 2017
- Colorado district court judge in the Seventeenth Judicial District (Adams County) (2011 until being appointed–the Court of Appeals)
- Prior to being appointed to the bench, Judge Welling served in Colorado Governor Bill Ritter's Office of Legal Counsel (2007-2011); and before that, was an associate at Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP (2001-2007).
- As a district court judge, Judge Welling had rotations in criminal, juvenile, and domestic relations
Education
Additional information
- B.S. in chemical engineering from Colorado State University in 1995, an M.A. in environmental engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2001, and a J.D. from the University of Colorado in 2001.
- Judge Welling chairs the Standing Committee on Juvenile Rules and is a member of the Standing Committee on Family Issues.
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