Author: By David Migoya david.migoya@gazette.com
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Federal probe of judiciary scandal in Colorado requested at hearing
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The Colorado commission responsible for disciplining state judges on Monday revealed it had quietly dismissed an elaborate, voluminous and far-reaching anonymous complaint that alleged an ongoing judicial conspiracy to conceal years of misconduct. That decision came months after the former director of the Commission on Judicial Discipline said he had asked federal investigators to dive…
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Dozens of liquor shops shuttered after voters OK wine sales in grocery stores; hundreds more expected
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When Colorado voters were asked in 2022 to allow grocery stores to sell wine — lifting a 107-year restriction the industry repeatedly and unsuccessfully tried to beat back legislatively for decades — proponents billed it as a win for consumers’ pocketbooks and the leveling of the playing field for alcohol sales statewide. With far less money in…
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3 senior judges in Colorado still haven’t filed personal financial disclosures with state
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Just months after Colorado officials reminded dozens of senior judges they were required by law to annually file personal financial disclosure statements with the Secretary of State’s Office — and 14 months after it was exposed that nearly none of them had — three still have not complied, The Denver Gazette has found. A fourth did so…
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73 Colorado judges under investigation for not filing financial disclosures
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Colorado’s judicial discipline commission on Friday told legislators it is actively investigating more than 70 cases, in which judges allegedly violated state law by not filing personal financial disclosure documents for public review. The commission told a joint hearing of the House and Senate judiciary committees those investigations — 73 of them — were a large part…