Fifth Judicial District Chief Judge Mark Thompson (Colorado Judicial Branch) The chief judge for Colorado’s Fifth Judicial District was charged Saturday with felony menacing, according to court records. Judge Mark Thompson, 54, who presided over courts in Summit, Clear Creek, Eagle and Lake counties, was removed from his position as chief judge after the charge was filed Saturday, according to the Colorado Judicial Branch. Thompson was charged with a single count of felony menacing with a real or simulated weapon after an investigation by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, according to court records, which say the incident happened on July 25. The case was suppressed from public view and court documents that are expected to detail the accusation against Thompson were not available Sunday.