Monica J. Gomez
4th Judicial DistrictThe Honorable Monica J. Gomez was appointed to the Douglas County Court bench in the 18th Judicial District in March, 2007. In 2019, she was appointed to the El Paso County Court bench, and then to the El Paso District Court bench in 2022. Prior to her appointment, she served as a Drug Court Magistrate in the 4th Judicial District and as a worker's compensation lawyer. She also served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Employment Division and taught as a full time Law Professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and an adjunct evening professor of Criminal Procedure. Judge Gomez began her legal career as a Colorado Deputy Public Defender and served in that capacity between 1992 and 2004. She obtained her law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law.
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