--- title: "Karl L. Schock | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/karl-l-schock-co-court-of-appeals-judge-statewide" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Karl L. Schock Colorado Court of Appeals · Judge ## Profile - Court: Colorado Court of Appeals - 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/karl-l-schock) - [Official roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/karl-l-schock) - [Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/karl-l-schock) - [Request for Expanded Media Coverage](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/request-expanded-media-coverage?topic=76&wrapped=true) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/karl-l-schock-co-court-of-appeals-judge-statewide", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/karl-l-schock-co-court-of-appeals-judge-statewide", "name": "Karl L. Schock | KnowJudges", "description": "Karl L. Schock, Colorado Court of Appeals. 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Schock continues to serve on the Colorado Court of Appeals with a term ending in January 2027 - Date of Judicial Appointment: September 15, 2022 Date of Swearing In: November 7, 2022 Career Before his appointment to the court, Judge Karl Schock served for seven years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Appellate Division of the District of Colorado, where he handled criminal and civil appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit - Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Colorado, 2015-2022 - Law clerk to Judge Michael R. Murphy, 2006-2007 - Began legal career clerking for Judge Michael R. Murphy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit - Began his career as a law clerk for the Honorable Michael R. Murphy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ### Education - Education University of Colorado School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif (2006) Northern Arizona University, B.S., Public Relations, summa cum laude (2003) Professional Activities Judge Schock is a member of the Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee ### Additional information - Retention Evaluation (2026): Rated as Meets Performance Standards by the Colorado Office of Judicial Performance - Appointment: September 15, 2022, by Gov - Jared Polis; sworn in November 7, 2022 - Before his appointment to the court, Judge Schock served as a board member of the Faculty of Federal Advocates from 2019 to 2022 - Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, attorney, 2007-2015 - a shareholder and associate attorney at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, practicing commercial litigation - handling criminal and civil appeals before the Tenth Circuit - Location: Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center, Denver, Colorado - Before that, Judge Schock was a shareholder and associate attorney at the law firm of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, where he practiced commercial litigation - He has been a frequent presenter on legal writing and appellate practice - Personal Judge Schock is a marathon runner and triathlete, and he enjoys spending as much time as possible in the mountains with his family, snowboarding in the winter and hiking and camping in the summer - Active in professional committees, including the Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee ## 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.