Judges
Eleven judges preside over the daily sessions of the Colorado Springs Municipal Court. Municipal Court judges are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by Colorado Springs City Council. Each judge is a licensed attorney at law who may also maintain a law practice while serving the City of Colorado Springs as a judge on a part-time basis. Communication with any individual judge about specific cases is done on the record in open court. Please note that judges do not accept private phone calls outside of the courtroom.
Presiding Judge/Court Administrator
- Hayden W. Kane II
Associate Judges
- Jason Berns
- Robert Briggle
- Carol Carter
- Edward Colt
- Joseph D. Dirscherl
- Spencer A. Gresham
- Kristen L. Hoffecker
- Michele S. Price
- Matthew D. Ramirez
- Patrick Salt
Municipal Court Annual Reports
The Municipal Court's annual report tracks the total case files, court proceedings and achievements made that year.
Municipal Court Administrator
Judge HayDen William Kane II
Phone: 719-385-6303
Fax: 719-385-6203
224 E. Kiowa St., Ste. 341
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
HayDen.Kane@coloradosprings.gov
The current Court Administrator is Presiding Judge HayDen William Kane II. Judge Kane presides over ten judges and is responsible for the daily management of the court. Judge Kane obtained his BA in Political Science from the University of Colorado and his Juris Doctor from Creighton University. He was appointed as Associate Municipal Court Judge in 2001 and then as Presiding Judge of Colorado Springs Municipal Court in 2007. In 2014, he left private practice to assume the duties of Municipal Court Administrator.
Judge Kane served as President of the Colorado Municipal Judges Association in 2019, Executive President of the Colorado Bar Association in 2014, President of the El Paso County Bar Association in 2012, and as a representative to the Colorado State Board of Governors in 2009. He is a member of the Colorado Springs Leadership Institute and is currently on the Board of Directors for All Breed Rescue and Training.
Judge Kane has been involved in Colorado Springs Teen Court, a restorative justice program, since its inception in 1994. He was a member of the Board of Directors from 2004 to 2015 and has served as both President and Vice President. In 2008, he received the Colorado Springs Teen Court Founders Award — “In Grateful Appreciation of Your Tireless Efforts and Lasting Contributions.” In 2019, he received the David W. Enoch Distinguished Service Award. Judge Kane participates annually as a volunteer in the El Paso County High School mock trial competition. Until his departure from private practice, he participated in the Colorado Supreme Court’s Pro Bono Achievement Program and was a member of Ecumenical Christian Legal Services, where he worked to provide legal assistance to the underprivileged.