Jordan Steffen

Former Legal Affairs Reporter

Jordan Steffen

Jordan Steffen was聽the legal affairs reporter for The Denver Post. She left the organization in June 2016 after joining in January 2011. Her past coverage areas included breaking news, child welfare, the western suburbs and crime. She was聽raised in the Colorado mountains and graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - December 09: Robert Dear Jr. glares at his attorney Daniel King during an appearance in court on December 09, 2015 where El Paso County prosecutors filed formal charges against him in the Planned Parenthood attack during which University of Colorado Colorado Springs police officer Garrett Swasey, Iraq war veteran Ke'Arre Stewart and Jennifer Markovsky, mother of two were killed on November 27, 2015. Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post

Judge orders Planned Parenthood suspect to undergo competency hearing

August 11, 2016 at 9:38 a.m.

Judge orders Planned Parenthood suspect to undergo competency hearing

In this photo taken on May 31, 2007, Clarence Moses-EL appears in Kit Carson Correctional Center in Burlington.

Clarence Moses-EL released after 28 years in prison

October 7, 2016 at 5:46 a.m.

Clarence Moses-EL released after 28 years in prison

Colorado high court mulls role of child interviews in criminal cases

December 12, 2015 at 12:20 p.m.

Colorado high court mulls role of child interviews in criminal cases

Police escort a shooting suspect out of a armored vehicle at the intersection of Centennial and Fillmore November 27, 2015.

Planned Parenthood suspect: “I am guilty … a warrior for the babies”

April 19, 2016 at 5:48 p.m.

Planned Parenthood suspect: "I am guilty ... a warrior for the babies"

Denver police officer in critical condition after shooting

April 19, 2016 at 3:53 p.m.

Denver police officer in critical condition after shooting

Colorado Supreme Court to hear case of man stopped 8 times for DUI

June 23, 2016 at 2:11 p.m.

Colorado Supreme Court to hear case of man stopped 8 times for DUI

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 30: Defendant Dexter Lewis, left, sits with his defense attorney Christopher Baumann, right, during his sentencing hearing, in Denver District Court, September 30, 2015. Convicted of stabbing five people to death during a Denver bar robbery that netted $170, Lewis received five life sentences plus 180 years for Fero's Bar murders. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado public defenders spent $6.3 million on death penalty cases

June 8, 2016 at 5:38 p.m.

Colorado public defenders spent $6.3 million on death penalty cases

Accused Planned Parenthood shooter appears with public defender

April 19, 2016 at 9:05 p.m.

Accused Planned Parenthood shooter appears with public defender

The crowd at the church cheer, laugh and cry as they watch a video of Officer Swasey ice skating.

Springs church honors sacrifice of officer who died in Planned Parenthood attack

April 20, 2016 at 12:33 a.m.

Springs church honors sacrifice of officer who died in Planned Parenthood attack

COLORADO SPRINGS,CO - November 28: A Colorado Springs police car sits in a parking lot next to a Chase bank with it's back window shot out on site of a shooting near the Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic November 28, 2015. The shooter, identified by authorities as Robert Lewis Dear, shot and killed a University of Colorado Colorado Springs police officer Garrett Swasey and two other people Friday November 27, 2015. Several others were injured during the shootout including several Colorado Springs police officers. Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post

Planned Parenthood shooting spurs call to action from political activists

April 20, 2016 at 12:10 a.m.

Planned Parenthood shooting spurs call to action from political activists

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Judge orders Planned Parenthood suspect to undergo competency hearing

Clarence Moses-EL released after 28 years in prison

Colorado high court mulls role of child interviews in criminal cases

Planned Parenthood suspect: “I am guilty … a warrior for the babies”

Denver police officer in critical condition after shooting

Colorado Supreme Court to hear case of man stopped 8 times for DUI

Colorado public defenders spent $6.3 million on death penalty cases

Accused Planned Parenthood shooter appears with public defender

Springs church honors sacrifice of officer who died in Planned Parenthood attack

Planned Parenthood shooting spurs call to action from political activists