05/17/2026
Rest easy, my friend. Judge Andre Rudolph was one of a kind. You will be missed. šš
Denver county court website:ā Judge Rudolph was born and raised in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he was later inducted into the Central High School Hall of Fame. He attended the University of Wyoming on a football scholarship, earning his undergraduate degree while competing as part of two WAC Championship football teams in 1987 and 1988, an achievement that twice earned him a place in the University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame. Supported by the prestigious Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship, he went on to earn his law degree from Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska in 1993.
Judge Rudolph began his legal career as a deputy state public defender in 1993, a role in which he quickly distinguished himself, earning the Lowrey Kelley Memorial Boot Camp Award as the outstanding young public defender of the year in 1995. In 1999, he was appointed as a magistrate in Denver District Court to serve on the drug court bench at a time when Denver operated one of the first and largest drug courts in the country, work for which he was later named Drug Court Employee of the Year. He also served as a Magistrate in the 17th Judicial District before his appointment to Denver County Court.
He was also an adjunct professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and received the Sam Cary Bar Associationās Distinguished Jurist Award.
Judge Rudolph was a tireless and joyful presence in the Denver community. He served on the boards of Denver Kids, the Stapleton Redevelopment Corporation, and the Justice Information Center, and was a representative to the Denver County Courtās Racial and Gender Disparity Committee. He mentored minority law students through the Sam Cary Bar Association and the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association.ā
