Colorado Governor Jared Polis has announced three judicial appointments in Colorado’s 4th Judicial District, naming Mary K. Linden and Amy P. Cullen Cano to the district court serving El Paso and Teller counties and Douglas G. Bechtel to the El Paso County Court.
Linden’s appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable David Prince and takes effect June 1, 2026. Cano’s appointment fills a new judgeship created by Senate Bill 25-024 and takes effect July 1, 2026. Bechtel’s appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Steven Katzman and is effective May 27, 2026.
Linden has been Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Linden Kominek, PC, doing business as Linden Law Group, since 2005. Her practice primarily consists of civil matters. She previously served as an Associate Attorney at Vaughan & DeMuro, PC from 2004 to 2005 and as Senior Associate at Mulliken, Gleason, Weiner & Whitney, PC from 1994 to 1999. Linden earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1989 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law in 1993…