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Kim Shropshire Appointed next Chief Judge of the 6th Judicial District

Kim Shropshire Appointed next Chief Judge of the 6th Judicial District

October 20, 2025 DURANGO, Colo. - Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez has appointed the Honorable Kim Shropshire to serve as the next chief judge of the 6th Judicial District (Archuleta, La Plata, and San Juan counties).

Judge Shropshire will replace the Honorable Jeffrey R. Wilson, who was appointed as a district judge in 2002 and has served as chief judge since 2017. Chief Judge Wilson recently announced his upcoming retirement and will continue to serve as chief judge until January 2, 2026.  

 

Judge Shropshire was appointed to the district court bench in 2022. She previously worked as a staff attorney for Colorado Legal Services and a Guardian ad Litem through the Mountain Ute CFR Court. She later opened her own private practice, the Law Office of Kim. S Shropshire, which focused on family law. Judge Shropshire earned her law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2001. 

 

“Chief Judge Jeffrey Wilson served the judiciary for 23 years and, in that time, showed outstanding administrative leadership, including his instrumental role in establishing a new courthouse in Archuleta County,” said Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez. “We look forward to working with Judge Shropshire, and we congratulate her on her new role.”

Chief Judge Shropshire will serve as the administrative head of the district, responsible for appointing the court executive, chief probation officer, and clerk of court, assisting in personnel, financial, and case-management duties, and seeing that the business of the courts is conducted efficiently and effectively. 

 

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