Joseph R. Whitfield
18th Judicial District Court
Honorable Joseph Whitfield is a District Court Judge in the 18th Judicial District in Colorado. There he can handle a variety of case types including civil, criminal, domestic relations, juvenile, and others. Prior to his appointment to the bench he served as a Deputy District Attorney for the Office of the District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District. Prior to joining the District Attorney's Office, Judge Whitfield had a career in business and technology. He would later clerk for the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, handling a variety of cases including Human Trafficking, Intellectual Property, Organized Crime, and Public Corruption. Judge Whitfield has served in a variety of leadership positions including as a Committee Chair for the NAACP Aurora Colorado Chapter, President of the Sam Cary Bar Association of Colorado, Vice President of the board for Highline Academy Charter Schools, as a Commissioner on the Uniform Law Commission (Colorado Delegation), and as an Instructor with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). Judge Whitfield received both his J.D. and LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Technology Law from the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis.
(03/22)
