DENVER (KDVR) — Judge Andre Rudolph, one of the longest-serving Denver County Court judges, died at age 59.
On Saturday, Denver County Court announced that Rudolph died “unexpectedly” on May 15. While his cause of death isn’t being released, the court confirmed it wasn’t accident-related.
“Andre Rudolph was one of the most vibrant, larger-than-life people I have ever known,” said Presiding Judge Kerri Lombardi. “He walked into every room and filled it with his presence, his laugh, his generosity of spirit. As a jurist, he demonstrated every day that the administration of justice is not an abstraction, but a practice carried out with integrity, fairness, and deep humanity. He believed that judges who are present in their communities are better judges, and he lived that belief without exception. I had the privilege of working alongside him and calling him my friend for more than 31 years, and I will miss him in ways I cannot fully put into words. His loss leaves a profound void in this Court and in this community, and his example will shape us for years to come.”…