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Kelly McPherson
District Court Judge
Colorado property
$885,402 at the county assessors' values, 1 parcel we matched to the property on their disclosures.
| Kind | County | Assessor's value |
|---|
| home | — | $885,402 |
The county assessor's actual value (the 2025 reappraisal, an estimate of market value in mid-2024), from the state's parcel records. We match parcels by the owner's name where their office or race is, or by the legal description or address on their disclosure; we don't show addresses, parcel numbers or co-owners, or, for judges and district attorneys, the county. Property held in a name we can't connect to them isn't here.
Personal Financial Disclosures
Income listed: up to $335,995; debts: up to $1,000 on their latest disclosure with entries: the top of each range they selected, added up (the form asks for ranges, not amounts; a range with no top counts at its figure).
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2026 update (amendment)
Judge | 2026-06-11 | 5 income sources, 2 colorado property, 1 debts |
2026
Judge | 2026-01-06 | 5 income sources, 1 assets, 4 colorado property, 1 state-regulated businesses, 1 debts |
2025 Annual
District Court Judge | 2025-07-16 | 6 income sources, 1 sources of compensation, 2 assets, 2 colorado property, 1 state-regulated businesses, 1 debts |
Findings
Context Errors in the record
1 error in their public record: a disclosure that doesn't say why it was filed
We found these in the records as filed or as TRACER lists them, and read each as meant (shown here so anyone can check the reading): Their 2026 disclosure doesn't say why it was filed: none of the boxes (appointed, candidate, annual filing, amending) is ticked.
What to check- The original filing in TRACER for each one.
- These don't change what we show: we use the amount, name or date as meant.
Rule: Errors in the record
How this rule works
Context Late or missing
Their 2025 annual disclosure is dated July 16, 2025, after the January 10 deadline
As a judge, they file a disclosure by January 10 each year. The first we found for 2025 in TRACER's Document Search is dated July 16, 2025, 187 days after the deadline.
What to check- Whether they took office after January 10 that year (an appointment or a new judgeship).
- The document's date in TRACER is the date it was received or entered.
Rule: An annual disclosure after January 10, or none found
“The following state officials must file a PFD by January 10th each year 24-6-202(1), C.R.S.”Form CPF-13 (Rev. 06/2026), instructions: Annual Filing Requirements ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Gifts they reported
What Kelly McPherson listed on their quarterly reports of gifts, honoraria and other benefits since 2024: $42,543 across 8 items from 8 sources. Givers who are clients of a registered lobbyist are marked.
| From | What, when | Value |
|---|
HELLAND LAW LLC
$20,718 in all | PAYMENT TOWARDS BUSINESS BUYOUT · 2025-10-06 | $20,718 |
KNIES LAW LLC
$20,325 in all | PAYMENT TOWARDS BUYOUT OF BUSINESS INTEREST · 2025-10-01 | $20,325 |
WEDDING PARTIES
$1,000 in all | WEDDINGS FROM JULY 2025 THROUGH OCTOBER 2025 · 2025-10-14 | $1,000 |
SALLISA WYATT AND SEAN HERNANDEZ
$100 in all | WEDDING · 2026-03-27 | $100 |
CHRISTINA KELLOG AND BRUCE WHEELER
$100 in all | WEDDING · 2026-01-28 | $100 |
KAEN GRENARD AND WILLIAM SHATZ
$100 in all | WEDDING · 2026-01-26 | $100 |
MARK HOOVESTOOL AND WENDY KRAUSE
$100 in all | WEDDING · 2026-01-23 | $100 |
SUMMER STARK AND JAMES SHARADON
$100 in all | WEDDING · 2026-01-09 | $100 |
From the reports in TRACER (search them: Gifts and Honoraria Report). Officials file one each quarter in which they receive a reportable item (C.R.S. 24-6-203).