Michael Kotlarczyk

Michael Kotlarczyk presides mainly over civil cases on the Twentieth Judicial District Court. Before his appointment in October 2024 he was a Senior Assistant Attorney General and Assistant Solicitor General in the Colorado Attorney General's Office, and before that he practiced at Reilly Pozner LLP and Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP.

He holds an undergraduate degree from Drake University and a law degree, magna cum laude, from Georgetown Law. He teaches trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Law School and serves on the Boulder County Bar Association's Professional Committee.

The Twentieth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance finds him "well prepared for court with a polite, efficient, empathetic, and patient demeanor." It writes that he "effectively balances running an efficient courtroom with ensuring that each party, including pro se parties, has ample opportunity to be heard and understood." It describes his orders and opinions as "thoughtful, clear and concise, demonstrating thorough legal analysis and a strong command of the issues presented." The commission adds that he "recognizes the impact that implicit bias may have on decisions and is careful to take steps necessary to be aware of and limit any such impact on his judicial conduct and decision making."