Judge HayDen William Kane II
Phone: 719-385-6303
Fax: 719-385-6203
224 E. Kiowa St., Ste. 341
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
HayDen.Kane@coloradosprings.gov
The current Court Administrator is Presiding Judge HayDen William Kane II. Judge Kane presides over ten judges and is responsible for the daily management of the court. Judge Kane obtained his BA in Political Science from the University of Colorado and his Juris Doctor from Creighton University. He was appointed as Associate Municipal Court Judge in 2001 and then as Presiding Judge of Colorado Springs Municipal Court in 2007. In 2014, he left private practice to assume the duties of Municipal Court Administrator.
Judge Kane served as President of the Colorado Municipal Judges Association in 2019, Executive President of the Colorado Bar Association in 2014, President of the El Paso County Bar Association in 2012, and as a representative to the Colorado State Board of Governors in 2009. He is a member of the Colorado Springs Leadership Institute and is currently on the Board of Directors for All Breed Rescue and Training.
Judge Kane has been involved in Colorado Springs Teen Court, a restorative justice program, since its inception in 1994. He was a member of the Board of Directors from 2004 to 2015 and has served as both President and Vice President. In 2008, he received the Colorado Springs Teen Court Founders Award — “In Grateful Appreciation of Your Tireless Efforts and Lasting Contributions.” In 2019, he received the David W. Enoch Distinguished Service Award. Judge Kane participates annually as a volunteer in the El Paso County High School mock trial competition. Until his departure from private practice, he participated in the Colorado Supreme Court’s Pro Bono Achievement Program and was a member of Ecumenical Christian Legal Services, where he worked to provide legal assistance to the underprivileged.