--- title: "Melissa C. Meirink | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/melissa-c-meirink-co-court-of-appeals-judge-statewide" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Melissa C. Meirink 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. ## Biography ### Professional career - Before that, she served as a staff attorney for the Colorado Supreme Court for over ten years. - Prior to beginning her career in public service, Judge Meirink worked as an environmental regulatory compliance attorney, where she specialized in federal Indian Law and historic preservation for eight years at two prominent Denver law firms. ### Education ### Additional information - Melissa Meirink was appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals by Governor Polis in January 2025. - Indigenous Mexican (Sonoran Yaqui). - State's Access to Justice Commission and is the co-chair of the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association's (CHBA) Access to Justice taskforce. - B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and her J.D. magna cum laude from Seattle University, where she served as the Secretary for the Native American Law Students Association and the Executive Editor of the Seattle Journal for Social Justice. - In this capacity, she collaborated with clients, Indian tribes, and federal and state agencies to build natural resource projects in a way that preserved historic properties, Indigenous cultures, and sacred tribal sites. - She was born in Mexico, and is extremely active in the Hispanic and Native communities. ## 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/melissa-c-meirink) - [Official roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/melissa-c-meirink) - [Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/melissa-c-meirink) - [Request for Expanded Media Coverage](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/request-expanded-media-coverage?topic=76&wrapped=true) - [Wikidata: Melissa C. Meirink](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138328474) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/melissa-c-meirink-co-court-of-appeals-judge-statewide", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/melissa-c-meirink-co-court-of-appeals-judge-statewide", "name": "Melissa C. 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