Laurie K. Dean at a glance
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- Judge
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- Colorado · State
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Laurie K. Dean
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Laurie Kazue Dean was appointed to the 8th Judicial District Court bench by Governor Polis on January 1, 2020
- In private practice earlier in her career with O’Melveny & Myers in San Francisco
- Judge Dean also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Lucy Koh in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and to the Honorable Richard Clifton in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- She has also practiced criminal law as a Deputy District Attorney in the 8th Judicial District and appellate law as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Colorado
Education
- Judge Dean earned her Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude from Princeton University in 2003, and her Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School in 2007.
Additional information
- Before her appointment to the bench, Judge Dean was Associate Legal Counsel at Colorado State University where she practiced employment law and general litigation.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Expanded Media Coverage
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.
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Expanded Media Notice
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.
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Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
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