Anne Woods is sworn in as a La Plata County Court judge by Jeffrey R. Wilson, chief judge of the 6th Judicial District, on Tuesday in the La Plata County Courthouse as fellow judges watch. Woods, 33, has been a senior deputy public defender for the state of Colorado, a position she has held since 2015. Woods takes the place of outgoing La Plata County Judge Dondi Osborne.

Anne Woods is sworn in as a La Plata County Court judge by Jeffrey R. Wilson, chief judge of the 6th Judicial District, on Tuesday in the La Plata County Courthouse as fellow judges watch. Woods, 33, has been a senior deputy public defender for the state of Colorado, a position she has held since 2015. Woods takes the place of outgoing La Plata County Judge Dondi Osborne.

After Anne Woods was sworn in as a La Plata County judge, her father, Tim Woods, helped her put on her judge’s robe Tuesday at the La Plata County Courthouse as fellow judges and a few spectators watch.

After Anne Woods is sworn in as a La Plata County judge, her mother and father, Tina and Tim Woods, visit with family members who attended the ceremony virtually Tuesday in the La Plata County Courthouse.