J Keith K. Collins
20th Judicial District
Honorable J. Keith Collins was appointed as a Boulder County District Court Judge in May 2021. Prior to that he served as a District Court Magistrate from March 2019 to May 2021 in Boulder. Prior to being appointed, he was a part-time magistrate for the City & County of Denver, a judge pro-tem for the City of Westminster, and a criminal defense attorney. Judge Collins began his legal career as an intern with the Boulder District Attorney’s office. He became a deputy district attorney upon graduating law school, where he remained for three years. After that, he was the founding partner of the Boulder law firm Collins, Rafik & Jacobson, where he remained until his Boulder District Court Magistrate appointment. Judge Collins has presided over a dedicated DR docket since his appointment to the bench, which contrary to what he was told to expect, he has really enjoyed.
08/22
