--- title: "Robert R. Gunning | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-r-gunning-co-district-court-judge-he-him-his-20th-judicial-district" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Robert R. Gunning 20th Judicial District District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: 20th 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. ## Biography ### Professional career - Appointed as a District Court Judge in October 2022 - Civil Litigation Attorney, Silverstein & Pomerantz, LLP (2004–2011; 2021–2022) - His experience includes work with Maxfield Gunning, LLP (2019–2021), Silverstein & Pomerantz, LLP (2004–2011 and 2021–2022), the Boulder County Attorney’s Office (1999–2004), and Victor F. Boog, P.C. (1996–1999) - Civil Litigation Attorney, Maxfield Gunning, LLP (2019–2021) - His prior judicial officer experience includes service as a District Court Magistrate in the 20th Judicial District from 2013-2019, as an Administrative Law Judge with the State Personnel Board from 2011-2013, and as a relief Municipal Court Judge for the cities of Boulder and Westminster from 2019-2021 - Adjunct Law Professor at the University of Colorado Law School ### Education - University of California, Berkeley School of Law in — J.D. (1993) - Undergraduate degree from the College of William & Mary (1990) and his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley (1993) - Bachelor’s degree from the College of William & Mary in 1990 ### Additional information - mediator, arbitrator, and special master with the Accord ADR Group from 2019-2022 - Before his judicial appointments, Judge Gunning practiced civil litigation for over 15 years in both private and public sectors - His practice focused on civil litigation and state and local tax matters ## 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-r-gunning) - [Official roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/robert-r-gunning) - [Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/robert-r-gunning) - [Request for Expanded Media Coverage](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/request-expanded-media-coverage?topic=76&wrapped=true) - [Robert R. 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