--- title: "Robert C. James | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-c-james-co-district-court-judge-13th-judicial-district" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Robert C. James 13th Judicial District District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: 13th 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/robert-c-james) - [Official roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/robert-c-james) - [Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/robert-c-james) - [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/robert-c-james-co-district-court-judge-13th-judicial-district", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-c-james-co-district-court-judge-13th-judicial-district", "name": "Robert C. James | KnowJudges", "description": "Robert C. James, 13th Judicial District District Court. 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James: Active District Court Judge in the 13th Judicial District ### Education ### Additional information ### Recovered biography sources - [dvmen.org — biography evidence](http://dvmen.org/dv-82.htm) — collected - [ballotpedia.org — biography evidence](https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_A._Gonzales) — collected - [ballotpedia.org — biography evidence](https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_C._James) — collected - [cl.cobar.org — biography evidence](https://cl.cobar.org/departments/seven-questions-part-4/) — collected - [gazette.com — biography evidence](https://gazette.com/2021/05/05/stepmom-in-gannon-stauch-case-attempts-to-fire-public-defenders-again-697f8e94-adf9-11eb-b965-ab52e081501e/) — collected - [gazette.com — biography evidence](https://gazette.com/2023/08/12/despite-law-1-in-6-colorado-judges-doesnt-have-financial-disclosures-filed-some-for-years-290a4f14-f385-5a8d-a604-ee8d310a6f4e/) — collected - [governorsoffice.colorado.gov — biography evidence](https://governorsoffice.colorado.gov/governor/news/governor-polis-appoints-kimbra-l-killin-13th-judicial-district-court) — collected - [governorsoffice.colorado.gov — biography evidence](https://governorsoffice.colorado.gov/news/governor-polis-appoints-dina-m-christiansen-13th-judicial-district-court) — collected - [judicialperformance.colorado.gov — biography evidence](https://judicialperformance.colorado.gov/killin-kimbra-2020-evaluation) — collected - [kiowacountypress.net — biography evidence](https://kiowacountypress.net/content/governor-polis-13th-judicial-district-court%C2%A0judge) — collected - [kiowacountypress.net — biography evidence](https://kiowacountypress.net/content/governor-polis-appoints-kimbra-l-killin-13th-judicial-district-court) — collected - [trellis.law — biography evidence](https://trellis.law/judge/michael.a.gonzales) — collected - [trellis.law — biography evidence](https://trellis.law/judge/robert.c.james) — collected - [www.9news.com — biography evidence](https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/gannon-stauch/letecia-stauch-court-update/73-c37bad28-cdf2-4f0a-b1ff-5414562e8d98) — collected - [www.avvo.com — biography evidence](https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/81212-co-donalea-warren-4363249.html) — collected - [www.canoncitydailyrecord.com — biography evidence](https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2024/08/19/new-fremont-county-court-magistrate-judge-sworn-in/) — collected - [www.colorado.edu — biography evidence](https://www.colorado.edu/law/2023/02/06/crista-newmyer-olsen-07) — collected - [www.coloradojudicial.gov — biography evidence](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/amanda-c-hopkins) — collected - [www.coloradojudicial.gov — biography evidence](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/crista-newmyer-olsen?language=es) — collected - [www.coloradojudicial.gov — biography evidence](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/dina-m-christiansen-0) — collected - [www.coloradojudicial.gov — biography evidence](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/kim-cortez-rodriguez) — collected - [www.coloradojudicial.gov — biography evidence](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/kimbra-l-killin) — collected - [www.coloradojudicial.gov — biography evidence](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/lauren-swan) — collected - [www.coloradojudicial.gov — biography evidence](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/michael-gonzales) — collected - [www.coloradojudicial.gov — biography evidence](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/fremont-county/fremont-county-judges-and-staff) — collected - [www.coloradojudicial.gov — biography evidence](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/fremont-county/fremont-county-judges-and-staff?language=es) — collected - [www.coloradojudicial.gov — biography evidence](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/4101) — collected - [www.coloradojudicial.gov — biography evidence](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/press-release/amanda-c-hopkins-appointed-chief-judge-12th-judicial-district) — collected - [www.coloradojudicial.gov — biography evidence](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/Press%20Release_13JDCandDPhilipsCountyJudgeVacancy.pdf) — collected ## 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.