--- title: "Marie Avery Moses | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marie-avery-moses-co-district-court-judge-2nd-judicial-district" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Marie Avery Moses 2nd Judicial District District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: 2nd 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/marie-avery-moses) - [Official roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/marie-avery-moses) - [Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/marie-avery-moses) - [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/marie-avery-moses-co-district-court-judge-2nd-judicial-district", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marie-avery-moses-co-district-court-judge-2nd-judicial-district", "name": "Marie Avery Moses | KnowJudges", "description": "Marie Avery Moses, 2nd Judicial District District Court. 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Edwin G. Ruland of the Colorado Court of Appeals (1995–1997) - District Court Judge for the 2nd Judicial District of Colorado, which covers Denver County ### Education - University of Denver Sturm College of Law — J.D. (1995) - University of Virginia — B.A. (1992) ### Additional information - She presides over domestic relations matters and has been Denver’s Presiding Domestic Relations Judge since January 2023 - Marie Avery Moses is a Denver District Court judge appointed in 2021, specializing in domestic relations and criminal matters, and retained in a 2024 retention election - Appointed: March 23, 2021, by Governor Jared Polis to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Morris B. Hoffman - Super Lawyer designation (2009–2021) - Her practice focused on family law and criminal defense, and she has collaborated with the Colorado Legislature on legislation related to civil unions, parenting time, child support, domestic violence, and more ## 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.