DENVER - On May 28, 2025 Governor Polis appointed Lyudmyla (“Milla”) Lishchuk to the Morgan County Court in the 13th Judicial District. The vacancy is created by the retirement of the Honorable Dennis L. Brandenburg and is effective July 1, 2025.

Ms. Lishchuk is a County Court Judge in Baca County, a position she has held since 2021. Her docket consists of criminal and civil matters. Ms. Lishchuk is also a Hearing Officer II for the Colorado Department of Revenue, Hearing Divisions, a position she has held since 2020. Previously, Ms. Lishchuk was an Attorney and Hearings Manager for the Board of Assessment Appeals (2011-2019); Part-Time Attorney with the Law Offices of Alan G. Molk (2012-2015); Part-Time Attorney with Michael Dowling and Associates (2011-2015); Attorney with Reilly Pozner LLP (2010-2011); and Judicial Clerk for Judges Mark Hannen and Robert Russell and Magistrate Kara Martin (2010). Ms. Lishchuk earned her B.A. from the Metropolitan State College of Denver in 2007, and her J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2009.