Priscilla Loew

Priscilla Loew was appointed to the Seventeenth Judicial District Court in May 2017. She earned a bachelor's degree in history from Colorado State University and a law degree from the University of Denver College of Law. She worked in the Weld County District Attorney's Office and then the Denver District Attorney's Office, and was hired as a magistrate in 2016.

She serves on the statewide juvenile rules committee and the Adams County Human Trafficking Task Force, sits on the boards of Colorado's Sexual Offender Management Board and the Colorado Judicial Institute, and is co-dean of Advanced New Judge Orientation. She received the Colorado Women's Bar Judicial Excellence Award in 2026. Criminal cases make up 40 percent of her docket, and civil, juvenile and probate cases 20 percent each. Voters retained her in 2020 with 74.58 percent of the votes cast on the question: 170,179 yes and 58,010 no.

The Seventeenth Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance voted 8 to 0 that she meets performance standards, with two commissioners absent. The commission interviewed Judge Loew, the district's chief judge and representatives of the Public Defender's Office and the District Attorney's Office. The commission received ten survey responses. Every attorney who responded said she meets performance standards. One non-attorney said she does not, and two did not answer that question.

The commission writes: "The Commission finds Judge Loew to be thoughtful, professional, fair, and impartial." It writes that "she runs an efficient courtroom despite the strain on the judicial district overall due to the high volume of cases" and that she "demonstrates strong knowledge of the law and is committed to learning and growing." The commission calls her "extremely hardworking, serious, and passionate about her role as a public servant."