--- title: "Timothy Johnson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/timothy-johnson-co-district-court-judge-20th-judicial-district" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Timothy Johnson 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 - Judge Timothy L. Johnson was appointed to the Boulder District Court bench in July 2025 by Governor Jared Polis, following the retirement of the Honorable Ingrid S. Bakke - Private practice as an associate at The Bagley Law Firm (2019–2020) and Caplan and Earnest, LLC (2020–2022) - Deputy District Attorney in the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office from March 1998 to December 2018, specializing in domestic violence and sex crimes, and serving as director of the Community Protection Division, prosecuting fraud and crimes against the elderly - Also a Deputy District Attorney in the 20th Judicial District from March 1998 through December 2018 where he specialized as a domestic violence and sex crimes prosecutor. ### Education - University of Colorado School of Law in — J.D. (1997) - University of Colorado in — B.A. (1993) ### Additional information - Magistrate in the 20th Judicial District starting in July 2021 until his appointment. - Prior to this appointment, he held the role of a District Court Magistrate in the 20th Judicial District from July 2021, where he primarily handled domestic relations matters. - focusing on civil and criminal law matters. - Currently Judge Johnson presides mainly over pre-decree domestic relations matters. - He also served as the director of the Community Protection Division prosecuting fraud and other crimes against elderly people. - Judge Johnson graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law and from the University of Colorado - Boulder. - Prior to that, Judge Johnson was in private practice for two years working as an associate at the Bagley Law Firm and Caplan and Earnest. ## 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/timothy-johnson) - [Official roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/timothy-johnson) - [Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/timothy-johnson) - [Request for Expanded Media Coverage](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/request-expanded-media-coverage?topic=76&wrapped=true) - [Timothy Johnson](https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/timothy-johnson) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/timothy-johnson-co-district-court-judge-20th-judicial-district", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/timothy-johnson-co-district-court-judge-20th-judicial-district", "name": "Timothy Johnson | KnowJudges", "description": "Timothy Johnson, 20th Judicial District District Court. 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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.