Maritza Dominguez Braswell

Before joining the bench, Judge Dominguez Braswell was a civil litigator focused on complex commercial litigation. She became a founding member of a tech-forward litigation boutique in Denver, which made a name for itself in several high-profile cases and later merged with a national firm, where she became an equity partner.

In 2019, the Colorado Attorney General appointed her Deputy for Civil Litigation and Employment, where she led a team of almost 100 attorneys and legal professionals. She was also the office’s first Deputy for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, overseeing DEI work across the 500+ person office.

Judge Dominguez Braswell has become a national voice on artificial intelligence in courts. She co-chairs the District of Colorado’s AI Committee and co-launched the Judicial AI Consortium (JAIC), a national judges-only forum of more than 400 members. She is a judicial advisor to The Sedona Conference’s Working Group 13 on AI, teaches an AI design sprint at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and is regularly invited to speak to judges and lawyers around the country about responsible AI use.

She is grateful to serve in Colorado Springs, her home since age twelve. She enjoys reading fiction and likes to work with her dog Noche nearby. Her favorite saying comes from her grandmother, “cada cabeza es un mundo” (every head is its own world), a reminder that empathy is key in everything we do.