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# S. Dawn James

Colorado County Court, Kiowa County · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Colorado County Court, Kiowa County
- 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/s-dawn-james)
- [Official roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/s-dawn-james)
- [Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/s-dawn-james)
- [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

- Teacher at Eads High School and adjunct professor at Lamar Community College since 2008
- Oath of Office: December 22, 2025, administered by Chief Judge Tarryn L. Johnson
- S. Dawn James (Sabrina Dawn James) is the County Court Judge for Kiowa County, Colorado, appointed on December 2, 2025, and sworn in on December 22, 2025
- Dawn James currently serves as the sitting County Court Judge for Kiowa County within this district

### Education

- B.A. (2002) and M.A. (2012) from Colorado State University Pueblo. Awarded Citizen of the Year (2024) by the Eads Chamber of Commerce. Judicial District

### Additional information

- Appointment: December 2, 2025, by Colorado Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera
- taught in Karval School District (2003–2008) and held interim teaching roles at Rocky Ford High School and Lamar Community College



## 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.