Hon. Denise K. Lynch is a judge for the 9th Judicial District Court of Colorado. She was appointed to the bench in 2006.
The 9th Judicial District includes the Garfield, Pitkin, and Rio Blanco Counties. During her judicial tenure, Lynch has served as a judge for the Drug Court.
Prior to her appointment, she was an assistant county attorney for the Garfield County Attorney’s Office since 2001.
She received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1979. Lynch went on to complete a J.D. at Western Michigan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1982.
After graduating from law school, she began her legal career in private practice, remaining in that capacity until joining the Attorney’s Office in 2001.