Governor Polis appointed J. Christopher Boeckx to the 18th Judicial District Court on Thursday, October 29, 2026.

Boeckx will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Bonnie McLean. The vacancy takes effect December 1, 2026.

Boeckx has served as a magistrate in the 18th Judicial District since 2024. His docket mostly involves domestic relations matters.

Before that, he was a senior litigator at Springer and Steinberg, PC, from 2023 to 2024. He worked as an assistant attorney general at the Colorado Attorney General's Office from 2022 to 2023 and from 2013 to 2016.

He also co-founded Boeckx Law, LLC, where he was a senior attorney from 2016 to 2022. From 2016 to 2019, he served as an associate judge with the Englewood Municipal Court.

Boeckx earned his bachelor's degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2007. He earned his law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2013.