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Standing Committee on Family Issues

In October of 2002, Chief Justice Mullarkey established the Standing Committee on Family Issues pursuant to a recommendation by the Commission on Families in the Colorado Courts (see below). The initial charge of this standing committee was to implement the recommendations of the Commission on Families and to monitor and continue to improve the ways in which Colorado courts serve families. Justice Melissa Hart is the Supreme Court liaison to the Standing Committee on Family Issues.  The Committee is chaired by Judge Catherine Cheroutes.

The Standing Committee on Family Issues meets quarterly in January, April, July, and October. If you would like to submit a topic for the committee to consider adding to their agenda for any upcoming meetings, please e-mail Alexis Fredrickson at alexis.fredrickson@judicial.state.co.us.

Committee Roster (Updated August 2026)

Judicial Officers

  • Justice Susan Blanco, Supreme Court Liaison
  • Judge Catherine J. Cheroutes, 5th JD, Chair
  • Judge Craig Welling, Colorado Court of Appeals
  • Judge Katharine Lum, Colorado Court of Appeals
  • Chief Judge Gregory Styduhar, 10th JD
  • Judge Frances Johnson, 4th JD
  • Judge Jason Carrithers, 1st JD
  • Judge Marie Moses, 2nd JD
  • Judge Kelley Southerland, 17th JD
  • Judge Beth Elliott-Dumler, 18th JD
  • Magistrate Karen Hubler, 2nd JD
  • Magistrate Michelle Crozier Haynes, 2nd JD


Mental Health

  • Dr. Kathleen McNamara, PhD


Attorneys

  • Julie Kunce Field, 8th District Court Judge (Ret.), The Consilium Institute
  • Robert Lung, 23rd District Court Judge (Ret.), Robert Lung Mediation 
  • Cynthia Ciancio, Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C.
  • Amy Goscha, Kalamaya Goscha
  • David Littman, Littman Family Law
  • Kacie Mulhern, Colorado Legal Services
  • Paula Holt, Holt Resolution Group
  • Wes Hassler, Hassler Law Firm 


Others

  • Alexis Fredrickson, Family Unit Programs Coordinator, SCAO (Staffs Standing Committee on Family Issues)
  • Professor Rebecca Aviel - DU Sturm College of Law
  • Joel Borgman, Family Unit Program Manager, SCAO
  • Crystal Derschon, Child Support Coordinator, SCAO
  • Elizabeth Patty, Self-Represented Litigant Coordinator, 2nd JD
  • Alana Billings, Family Court Facilitator, 9th JD
  • Jaime Watman, Director of Office of Dispute Resolution, SCAO
  • Zac Foxx, Coordinator of Self-Represented Litigant Coordinators, SCAO
  • Jacqui Fitzgerald, Child and Family Investigator and Parental Responsibilities Evaluator Program Coordinator, SCAO
  • Simone Jones, Deputy Court Executive,  17th JD
  • Anna Ulrich, Staff Attorney Office of the Child's Representative
  • Michael Houlberg, Director of Special Projects at IAALS 

If you have questions about the SCFI, please contact Alexis Fredrickson at alexis.fredrickson@judicial.state.co.us.