After serving more than fifteen years on Colorado’s 18th Judicial District Court (Arapahoe County), Cheryl Post joined the Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc. in February 2009. During her stint on the District bench, she served as Presiding Judge of the Domestic Relations Divisions and more recently as Presiding Judge of the Diversified Divisions  (Civil and Criminal).

As a judge, Post was widely recognized for her willingness to try cases, her professionalism, judicial skills and legal knowledge. In 2001 she was awarded the Distinguished Jurist award from the American Academy of Matrimonial Layers. The Colorado Women’s Bar Association bestowed their Judicial Honor Award on Post in 2003 and recognized her again in 2008. The Colorado Judicial Institute, an independent organization created to identify, promote and reward judicial excellence, recognized her in 2004 with its Judicial Excellence Award. She has also been honored by the Arapahoe County Bar Association.

She has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to legal education by being a presenter at training sessions on civil procedure and domestic relations before the Colorado Bar Association, the Colorado Women’s Bar Association, the CBA/Continuing Legal Education, Inc., the Family Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Cheryl Post has received extensive training in mediation and dispute resolution.

In 1993 she completed the mediation training in domestic relations given by the Center for Dispute Resolution in Boulder. The same year she attended training in dispute resolution given by the American Arbitration Association. In 2007 and 2008 she attended the National Judicial College Dispute Resolution Skills and Civil Mediation training. After obtaining her BA in History and Teaching from Colorado State University in 1970, she received her MA in Counseling from the University of Colorado – Denver. She graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 1984 where she was inducted into the Order of St. Ives for scholastic achievement.

Post continues to be involved in civil and community activities.  She is a founding member and past President of the Minori Yasui Inn of Court and is a member of the CBA, CWBA and the Arapahoe County Bar Association where she previously served as a Board member.