Jon J. Olafson
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401 UCB
2450 Kittredge Loop Drive
Wolf Law Building
Boulder, CO 80309
E-mail: jon.olafson@colorado.edu
Hon. Jon J. Olafson (he/him/his) is a Colorado District Court Judge sitting in Denver.
Judge Olafson is also an award-winning speaker and leader with regard to organizational inclusion, diversity, equity, belonging, and authenticity. Judge Olafson has a certificate in Diversity, Equity from Cornell University.
Prior to his appointment, Judge Olafson was an experienced corporate, employment, and litigation attorney, where he was routinely recognized by SuperLawyers, Best Lawyers, and 5280 Magazine.
Priding himself on being involved in his community, Judge Olafson currently serves as the Secretary of the Board for the Center for Legal Inclusiveness, Student Liaison for the Sam Cary Bar Association, the Immediate Past President of the Nathan Yip Foundation, and on the Board of Directors for Opera Colorado. Judge Olafson is also the President Emeritus for the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, an organization he served for over ten years. He is the recipient of the 2021 Attorney of the Year award from the Colorado LGBT Bar Association, the 2022 Ben Aisenberg Diversity Leadership Award from the Sam Cary Bar Association, and the 2022 Professor Benson Public Service Award from the Texas Tech University School of Law.
Judge Olafson received his BA from the University of North Dakota and his JD from the Texas Tech University School of Law.
Judge Olafson is an out gay man and he and his partner enjoy traveling, paddle-boarding, and spending time with their dogs, Elske and Bailey.
Courses:
| Fall 2025 | Federal Litigation - Everyting But the Trial | LAWS 6373-801 |
| Spring 2025 | Advanced Torts | LAWS 7475-801 |
| Fall 2024 | Federal Litigation - Everyting But the Trial | LAWS 6373-801 |
| Spring 2024 | Advanced Torts | LAWS 7475-801 |
| Fall 2023 | Federal Litigation - Everyting But the Trial | LAWS 6373-801 |
| Spring 2023 | Advanced Torts | LAWS 7475-801 |
| Fall 2022 | Federal Litigation - Everyting But the Trial | LAWS 6373-801 |
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With our roots in Colorado and a global outlook, we are ...
a supportive and diverse educational and scholarly community in a place that inspires vigorous pursuit of ideas, critical analysis, contemplation, and civic engagement to advance knowledge about the law in an open, just society.
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To be an outstanding public law school that: provides students with a state-of-the-art legal education and prepares them to serve wisely and with professionalism; advances the development of knowledge through scholarship, testing of new ideas, and challenges to the status quo; and serves as a vehicle and catalyst for meaningful public service, all of which deliver high value to our students and have positive impacts?both locally and globally?on the legal profession and society.