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# John G. Scott

21st Judicial District Magistrate Court · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: 21st Judicial District Magistrate Court
- State: Colorado
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge John Scott was appointed to the Lake County Court Bench on March 24, 2023
- 2004: Senior Prosecutor, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
- 2004: U.S. Marine Corps veteran; served in Operation Desert Storm and as Chief Prosecutor for the Marines in Iraq

### Education

- in Spanish — University of Colorado Boulder — B.A. (1987)

### Additional information

- He has lived in Leadville full-time since 2018 and practiced primarily in the area of criminal defense.
- In 2026, he moved to Grand Junction to serve as a Magistrate for the Mesa County bench.
- Appointed to the County Court bench, effective April 18, 2023.
- In 2015, he began to transition his solo practice to Leadville and the surrounding mountain communities.
- Retired from the United States Marine Corps Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2010.
- 2007–2010: Counsel for U.S. Government military trial courts.
- Veteran of the First Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) where he served as an artillery officer in the lead ground attack into Kuwait and of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he served as the Chief Prosecutor for the Marines in Iraq in 2004.
- 1996–1998: Military Prosecutor for Camp Pendleton.
- He attended law school while on active duty in the United States Marine Corps and graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 1995.
- Practiced for many years in Denver and the front range.
- In his spare time, he participates in several ultra distance running events each year.

## 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/john-g-scott-0)
- [Official roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/john-g-scott-0)
- [Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/john-g-scott-0)
- [Request for Expanded Media Coverage](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/request-expanded-media-coverage?topic=76&wrapped=true)
- [John G. Scott | Colorado Judicial Branch](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/john-g-scott-0)

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