DENVER - On July 9, 2024, Governor Polis appointed Michael W. V. Angel to the 2nd Judicial District Court. The vacancy was created by the passing of the Honorable Christine C. Antoun and is effective immediately.

Mr. Angel is a Magistrate in the 17th Judicial District, a position he has held since 2023. His docket consists of criminal cases. Previously, he was a Senior Assistant Attorney General (2020-2023) and Assistant Attorney General (2016-2020) in the Colorado Attorney General’s Office; Senior Deputy District Attorney (2016) and Deputy District Attorney (2012-2016) in the 18th Judicial District; Office Head (2010-2012) and Deputy District Attorney (2007-2010) in the 5th Judicial District; Staff Attorney at The LANS Corp. (2006); and Contract Attorney at Daniel J. Sears, P.C. (2006). Mr. Angel earned his B.A. from Miami University in 2002 and his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2005.