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# Matthew Chaput

4th Judicial District Magistrate Court · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: 4th 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.

## 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/matthew-chaput)
- [Official roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/matthew-chaput)
- [Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/matthew-chaput)
- [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

- Departed the firm in May 2026 after accepting a Magistrate Judge position in El Paso County.
- Former Senior Litigation Attorney at Right Law Group
- Previously held the role of a deputy district attorney in several Colorado counties
- Matthew Allen Chaput is an active Colorado judicial officer serving as a Magistrate, with prior prosecutorial and defense experience, and has been considered for a county court judgeship
- Matthew Allen Chaput is a Colorado judicial officer who serves as a Magistrate in El Paso County and is also listed as a Contract Magistrate in the Eighteenth Judicial District

### Education



### Additional information

- Named as a Contract Magistrate in the district’s February 17, 2026 judicial assignment order.
- In April 2026, Chaput was one of three nominees for a 23rd Judicial District County Court judgeship (Douglas County).
- Contact details and courtroom assignment appear on the Colorado Judicial Branch website.
- Listed as Matthew Allen Chaput of Larkspur with contact information provided for public comment.
- Listed as Magistrate, Division N at the El Paso County Judicial Building in Colorado Springs.