Counties in the Third J.D. through the years

[Three judicial districts, 1861-1876]

1861: Lake, Fremont, Pueblo, Huerfano, Conejos, and Costilla

1862:  Lake, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Pueblo, Fremont, and El Paso 

 

*1864:  Huerfano, Fremont, El Paso, Pueblo, Park, Summit and Lake (2nd J.D.)

               Costilla and Conejos (3rd J.D.)

(See, An Act to Amend An Act Entitled “An Act to Define County Boundaries and to Locate County Seats in Colorado Territory,” Approved February 24, 1864, pp.68-69)

(See also, “An Act to Divide the Territory of Colorado into Judicial Districts, and to Provide for the Holding of Courts in the Same,” Approved March 5, 1864, pp. 17 (sic)-75)

1865:  El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Huerfano, Costilla and Conejos.

1868:  El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Huerfano, Costilla, Conejos and Las Animas (1866)

1870:  Pueblo, Las Animas, Costilla, Conejos, Huerfano, El Paso, Fremont, Bent

1872:  Pueblo, Las Animas, Costilla, Conejos, Huerfano, El Paso, Fremont, Bent, Saguache

1874:  El Paso, Fremont, Bent, Pueblo, Las Animas, Huerfano, Costilla, Conejos, Rio Grande, La Plata, Saguache, Hinsdale

1876:  El Paso, Bent, Pueblo, Las Animas, Huerfano, Costilla, Conejos, Rio Grande, San Juan, Hinsdale, Saguache

 

[Four judicial districts, 1876-1881]

1876:  Las Animas, Huerfano, El Paso, Fremont, Bent, Pueblo, Park

1879:  Las Animas, Bent, Fremont, Pueblo, Huerfano, Custer (1877)

 

[Seven judicial districts, 1881-1887]

1881:  Pueblo, Bent, Las Animas, Huerfano

1885:  Pueblo, Bent, Las Animas, Huerfano, Custer and Fremont

 

 [Nine judicial districts, 1887-1891; (See, L. 1887, S.B. 134 at p. 318)]

*1887:  Pueblo, Bent, Las Animas, Custer and Fremont

               (Huerfano County was placed in the 6th J.D.)

 

[Thirteen judicial districts, 1891-1921]

1891:  Las Animas, Huerfano, Prowers, Bent, Baca and Kiowa

1893:  Las Animas, Huerfano, Prowers, Bent, Baca

 

[Fourteen judicial districts, 1921-1945]

1921:  Las Animas, Huerfano, Prowers, Bent, Baca

 

[Fifteen judicial districts, 1945-1953; (See, L. 45, Ch. 109, S.B. 8, Sec. 3, p. 302)]

1945:  Las Animas, Huerfano

 

[Sixteen judicial districts, 1953-1958]

1953:  Las Animas, Huerfano

 

[Seventeen judicial districts, 1958-1959]

1958:  Las Animas, Huerfano

 

[Eighteen judicial districts, 1959-1965]

1959:  Las Animas, Huerfano

 

[Twenty-two judicial districts, 1965-]

1965:  Las Animas, Huerfano