Governor Polis Appoints Melina Hernandez to Arapahoe County Court in the 18th Judicial District

DENVER -  Today Governor Jared Polis appointed Melina Hernandez to serve on the Arapahoe County Court in the 18th Judicial District. She will fill a vacancy created by the appointment of the Honorable Don Toussaint to the District Court. The vacancy is effective January 12, 2021. 

Ms. Hernandez is currently a part-time Magistrate in the Denver Juvenile Court, a position she has held since 2017. She also is a bilingual Family Court Facilitator for the Denver District Court, a position she has held since 2013. Previously, Ms. Hernandez was a Domestic Law Clerk for Justice William W. Hood III in the 2nd Judicial District (2012-2013); Domestic Law Research Fellow for Judge Christoper C. Cross in the 18th Judicial District (2012); and Fellow at the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (2012). Ms. Hernandez earned her B.A. from University of Colorado-Boulder in 2007 and her J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2011.