Sarah Block Wallace

Sarah Block Wallace, known as Sarah B. Wallace, was appointed to the Denver District Court in January 2023 and presides over civil matters. Before her appointment she was a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP, where her practice focused on commercial litigation and complex civil matters. She serves on the CU Law Alumni Board and mentors law students. She earned her undergraduate degree from Colby College and her law degree from the University of Colorado Law School.

The Second Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance voted 9 to 0 that she meets performance standards, with one commissioner recusing. Thirty-nine attorneys and 12 non-attorneys answered the judicial performance surveys about her. The commission reports that her productivity exceeded the court's benchmark for civil courtrooms.

The commission calls her "a thoughtful, hardworking, and highly engaged jurist who demonstrates a strong commitment to the fair and efficient administration of justice" and writes that her "written decisions are clear, thorough, well-reasoned, and definitive." Among her strengths it lists "her strong case management skills, her professionalism and courtroom demeanor, and her ability to manage complex and high-profile matters with diligence, composure, and care." The commission writes that it "did not identify any evaluation category in which Judge Wallace displayed a notable weakness as to the performance criteria."