Juan G. Villaseñor at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- 8th Judicial District District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Juan G. Villaseñor
Judge · 8th Judicial District District Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Between 2014 and 2016, Judge Villaseñor was detailed to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Pardon Attorney, where, as part of the Clemency Initiative, he made recommendations to the Pardon Attorney, the Deputy Attorney General, and the President of the United States on applications for commutation of sentence submitted by federal prisoners convicted of drug-possession or drug-distribution offenses.
- Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Villaseñor was an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado (2008 -- 2018).
- At the beginning of his career, Judge Villaseñor was the Justice William J. Brennan First Amendment Fellowship Attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union in New York (2002 – 2003), and a law clerk to U.S. District Judge William J. Haynes, Jr., in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (2001 – 2002).
- Before working as a federal prosecutor, Judge Villaseñor was an Assistant Attorney General at the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office (2003 – 2008), where he represented state agencies, departments, corporations and, at times, state employees in federal and state court.
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School · J.D., 2001
- Duke University School of Law · LL.M., 2023
- St. John’s College, Annapolis · A.B., 1997
Courtroom rules and guidance
Expanded Media Coverage
Colorado expanded media coverage requests must comply with Chapter 38, Rule 3 and are submitted to the court before the proceeding; authorization remains subject to court rules, orders, restrictions, and limitations.
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Expanded Media Notice
Colorado expanded media coverage applications generally must be submitted at least twenty-four hours before the court proceeding, though judges may consider shorter-notice requests in some circumstances.
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Sources
Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/contact/juan-g-villasenorRequest for Expanded Media Coverage
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/media/request-expanded-media-coverage?topic=76&wrapped=true