Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has appointed Richard Medina as judge on the Crowley County Court in the 16th Judicial District.

Medina will fill a vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable Suzanne A. Grant.

He currently serves as a Crowley County land use administrator and building inspector, and as a Kiowa County GED instructor. He has held both positions since 2014. Before that, Medina served as a Park Ranger for the National Park Service (1987-2010); and as a case manager for the Colorado Department of Corrections (1980-1987). Medina earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in 1975, and his teaching certificate from the University of Southern Colorado in 1979.