Jill-Ellyn E. Straus

Honorable Jill-Ellyn Straus is a District Court Judge for the 17th Judicial District for the State of Colorado. She was appointed to the bench in April of 2008 by Governor Ritter. Judge Straus spent 25 years with the 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office, specializing in crimes against children and juvenile delinquency. She graduated from the University of Illinois in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and graduated from the University Of Denver College Of Law in 1982. Judge Straus is one of the state representatives to the National Conference of State Trial Judges. She has been a facilitator for courses at the National Judicial College. Judge Straus was the project director of the Platte Valley Children's Alliance from January 1999 until January of 2005, a cooperative project with Children's Hospital and the Kempe Center. She was a member of the State and Regional Technical Assistance Team for the Kempe Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Judge Straus was the Chair of the Juvenile Services Program Committee for the 17th Judicial District from 2005 until 2008. Judge Straus was responsible for training and education in the areas of investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect for law enforcement officers, social workers, medical professionals, mental health professionals, educators, victim advocates and prosecutors throughout Colorado and the United States. She was a member of the State Child Fatality Review Committee from 1990 until September of 2005. She was a contributing editor of “An Introductory Manual for Professionals and Paraprofessionals - Child Abuse and Neglect” for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Judge Straus was a delegate and presenter to the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect and is a contributing author for their 2011 White Paper on “An International Response to Child Sexual Abuse.” Judge Straus was a contributing author of “Advocates for Children: The CLR, CFI, and PRE in Colorado, 2012 Edition.” Judge Straus is part of the Colorado State Judicial Institute for Faculty Excellence. She was the co-chair of the Juvenile Justice Committee for the Criminal Justice Section of the ABA and is on the executive board of the National Conference of State Trial Judges for the ABA. She has presided over domestic relations cases, dependency and neglect cases, delinquency cases and a felony criminal docket.
 
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