Prior to becoming a District Court Judge, Ms. Starritt was a District Court Magistrate in the 7th Judicial District, a position she held since 2017. Previously, she was the Chief County Deputy Attorney in the Human Services Division for the Mesa County Attorney's Office (2015-2017); Lead Assistant Mesa County Attorney (2014-2015); Attorney at Daniels & Sturgis, LLC (2010-2014); Guardian Ad Litem and Child and Family Investigator at Kellie L. Starritt P.C. (2004-2014); Assistant City Attorney at the Grand Junction City Attorney's Office (2003-2004); Assistant Mesa County Attorney (1999-2003); and Paralegal at the Mesa County Attorney's Office (1997-1999). Ms. Starritt earned her B.S. from Marquette University in 1990 and her J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1995.