--- title: "Rebecca R. Freyre | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rebecca-r-freyre-co-court-of-appeals-judge-statewide" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Rebecca R. Freyre 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 - West Middle School Justice System Education Volunteer (2019 – Present) - Deputy State Public Defender, Arapahoe County Trial Office, Centennial, CO (1991-2005) - Law Clerk, Larry Pozner & Associates, Denver, CO (1988-1991) ### Education - University of Denver College of Law (Order of St. Ives), Denver, CO (J.D., 1990) Civic/Volunteer Denver Partners (1985-1988) - Smith College, Northampton, MA (B.A. Economics, 1982) ### Additional information - Deputy Chief Judge (January 2022 – Present). - Campus Middle School Justice System Education Volunteer (2022);Thompson Marsh Inn of Court (2016-Present) - PERA Board of Trustees Judicial Division Trustee (July 2019 – Present), Chair - Investment Committee (July 2021 – Present) - Co-Chair, Criminal Bench Book Update Committee (2020 – Present) - Executive Committee (2017-Present) - Chair, Rules of Evidence Committee (February 2017-Present) - Vice-Chair, Criminal Jury Instructions Committee (2017-Present) - West Middle School Mock Congressional Hearings (2015-2019) - Date of Judicial Appointment: September 18, 2015 Date of Investiture: November 16, 2015 Career Deputy State Public Defender, Appellate Division, Denver, CO (2005-2015) - PTCO Holly Hills Elementary School (2005-2015) - United States Supreme Court (2011) Education Topeka West High School, Topeka, KS (Diploma, 1978) - East High School Constitutional Law Scholars (2009-2010) - Project Angel Heart (2002-2005) - Habitat for Humanity (2000-2005) - Arapahoe County Community Corrections Board alternate (1993-2004) - Aurora Gang Task Force (1993-1999) - United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1998) - Colorado Children’s Justice Task Force (1992-1995) - Mock Trial Coach, Arapahoe High School, (1992-1995) - Mock Trial Coach, Lookout Mountain School (1993-1994) - Bank Management Consultant, Penquite & Associates, Dallas, TX (1982-1985) Professional Admitted to practice in Colorado (1990) - Manager, Planning & Control, Oppenheimer Funds, Denver, CO (1985-1988) - Colorado Uplift (1985-1988) - Date of birth: 1959-12-09 - Birth place: Kansas City ## 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/rebecca-r-freyre) - [Official roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/rebecca-r-freyre) - [Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/rebecca-r-freyre) - [Request for Expanded Media Coverage](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/request-expanded-media-coverage?topic=76&wrapped=true) - [Wikidata: Rebecca R. Freyre](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52071224) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rebecca-r-freyre-co-court-of-appeals-judge-statewide", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rebecca-r-freyre-co-court-of-appeals-judge-statewide", "name": "Rebecca R. Freyre | KnowJudges", "description": "Rebecca R. 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