After almost eleven years as a district court trial judge in Larimer County, Judge Field retired from that position to bring her practical knowledge and experience directly to people and companies who need help solving problems they can't solve for themselves.
As a judge, she handled some of the most complex civil litigation and complicated divorce and custody cases in Northern Colorado. Her combined experience as a judge, law professor, mediator, arbitrator, civil and family law litigator, and improv comedian is unique. She has both litigated and presided over perplexing civil cases, so she knows the local courts and potential jury outcomes in those cases.
Her unique experience as a domestic relations judge, practitioner, mediator and law professor is unmatched by any other family law neutral in Northern Colorado. Those experiences ensure that the solutions that retired Judge Field offers will be creative but realistic and workable, and distinctly fashioned to the parties in the case.
Hon. Julie Kunce Field was appointed to Colorado’s 8th Judicial District Court bench in 2011, where she was noted for her ability to address complex legal issues, and her thoughtful and compassionate approach to cases, particularly those involving children. As a judge, she created the one-of-a-kind Wellness Court, a model problem solving court that comprehensively addresses individuals with mental health issues who are caught up in the criminal justice system. She retired from the bench in 2021 to found JFieldMediation.com and to co-found the Consilium Institute, LLC, an innovation that will transform the way divorce cases are handled in every court in the country.
Before her appointment to the bench, Judge Field served as a law professor and law clinic director at the University of Michigan, Washburn Law School, and the University of Denver College of Law where she supervised students on nationally significant family law, employment law, and civil rights cases. Judge Field founded a successful mediation and arbitration practice, and she is an acclaimed national trainer on family law, litigation practice, and mediation issues; she founded and was the Executive Director of the Confidentiality Institute. Judge Field clerked in Federal District Court in Kansas City, Missouri and then was in private practice with the firm Nutter, McClennen and Fish in Boston, Massachusetts before her teaching career. She has been recognized with numerous awards for her teaching, leadership, and innovative approach to addressing challenging legal issues. Judge Field received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School in 1985 and received her Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1982. Judge Field’s three passions are (1) helping people figure out things they can’t decide for themselves; (2) teaching; and (3) changing the world for the better. All three of those passions are achievable for Judge Field and for all family law professionals through the innovative Consilium Institute.
Julie Field has a passion for helping people figure out things they can’t decide for themselves, She knows how to solve problems. she was a mediator and arbitrator for 22 years before she was a judge.
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Northern Colorado's Premier Mediation and Arbitration Service
Even if it is the right thing, divorce is a hard thing. Family law cases are personally and legally challenging. Julie Field knows domestic relations law from every perspective. A nationally recognized expert and statewide leader in family law, she is uniquely qualified to help you restructure your family and rebuild your life after divorce.
Domestic Relations Mediation
As a judge, Julie decided some of the most complex civil and domestic cases in Northern Colorado. She will decide your disputes efficiently and thoughtfully under the law.
Arbitration
Experience = Realistic Solutions.
As a mediator who knows how judges really think and what juries really do, Julie Field will give honest insights into what will work for you.
Civil & Business Mediation
Complex civil cases can take time to sort through. Retired Judge Field offers special master services to assist judges and parties in these most challenging cases.
Special Master
Looking for a faster, less public track for your dispute? JFieldMediation offers Private Judge Services at a reasonable cost.
Private Judge Services
years as a mediator before becoming a judge
22
law professorships at national law schools
3
years as a district court trial judge
11
