Judge Dinnel is a Mesa County Court Judge in the 21st Judicial District, a position she has held since 2026 but was a County Court Judge in Adams County since 2021. Her docket consists of criminal and civil matters. Previously, Ms. Dinnel was the Owner and Managing Attorney at Dinnel Law, LLC (2020-2021); Associate Attorney at Foster Graham Milstein Calisher, LLP (2019-2020); and Lead Deputy Public Defender (2017-2019) and Deputy Public Defender (2010-2017) at the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender in Brighton. Ms. Dinnel earned her B.S. from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2004, and her J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2010.