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# Jacob Edson

18th Judicial District District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: 18th 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.

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

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Jacob A. Edson is a District Court Judge in the 18th Judicial District, a position he has held since appointment by Governor Jared Polis in 2023
- Chief Deputy District Attorney (2015-2021)
- Senior Deputy District Attorney (2011-2015); and Deputy District Attorney (2005-2011) for the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office

### Education

- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Denver College of Law in 2002 and later obtained a Master of Criminal Justice (M.C.J.) from the University of Colorado-Denver in 2012.
- B.S. from Colorado State University in 1997, M.B.A. from Colorado State University in 1999, J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law in 2002, and M.C.J. from the University of Colorado-Denver in 2012.
- Jacob A. Edson earned his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Colorado State University in 1997, followed by an MBA from the same institution in 1999.

### Additional information

- Previously he served as a Magistrate in the 18th Judicial District (2021-2023)
- His docket consists of criminal matters.



## 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.