Author: David Migoya
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Colorado higher education officials lagged in notifying law enforcement, public about massive data breach
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Despite a law to do so, the state agency overseeing Colorado’s higher education system didn’t promptly flag law enforcement about a massive data breach it discovered in mid-June until a staffer inadvertently mentioned it at a meeting long after the damage was done, according to documents obtained by The Denver Gazette. Although Colorado government agencies…
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More than a half dozen Colorado judges still haven’t filed financial disclosure
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Colorado Watch logo-new (copy) More than a half dozen Colorado judges are still delinquent in updating missing personal financial disclosure statements with state officials, despite a Denver Gazette investigation that flagged them about the problem two weeks ago. There were 15 judges delinquent as of Thursday – one of them on the Appellate Court bench – but the…
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State judicial discipline panel seeks information on more than 120 judges
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Colorado’s Commission on Judicial Discipline is compiling “in-depth” information on more than 120 judges who The Denver Gazette recently revealed had not filed personal financial disclosure reports to the state this year despite a law requiring it, according to emails obtained by the newspaper. More than two dozen of the judges haven’t had a disclosure…
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Despite law, 1 in 6 Colorado judges doesn’t have financial disclosures filed, some for years
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Colorado Watch logo About 1 in 6 judges across Colorado this year does not have their personal financial disclosure statements on file with the Secretary of State’s Office, despite a law that requires it every January, a Gazette review has found. In the worst examples, nearly two dozen judges who sit on a Colorado district…
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New state judicial discipline system won’t include Denver county judges
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Nearly two dozen Denver County Court judges will not be impacted by any reform to the state’s judicial discipline system should voters approve the proposal next year. Colorado Watch logo-new (copy) That’s because Denver’s 19 county jurists – each appointed by the mayor and apart from the 27 Denver district court judges named by the governor…
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New members to Colorado’s judicial discipline commission could mean new direction
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Half the membership of Colorado’s judicial discipline commission is expected to be replaced by new appointees as early as Friday, a move that could put the panel on a new path during a crucial transition to how it does its work. The appointments of six of the panel’s 10 members expire July 1, leaving Gov.…
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A few glitches in the financial disclosures by Colorado’s Supreme Court justices
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Colorado Watch logo-new (copy) Colorado’s seven Supreme Court justices have largely complied with state laws requiring them to annually disclose their financial holdings and that of their spouses and family. But a Denver Gazette review of those filings going back several years – financial disclosures, honoraria and gifts they received, and any outside employment they…
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Colorado voters to see constitutional amendment on judicial discipline reform in 2024
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Along with the next American president, Colorado voters in November 2024 will decide whether to change the state’s system of disciplining its judges, the culmination of a judiciary scandal that began nearly five years ago with revelations of an insider-deal contract. The Colorado legislature on Monday formally approved the proposed amendment – House Concurrent Resolution…
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Bill creating HOA and metro district task forces heads to Jared Polis
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Two separate task forces created by the state General Assembly will take deep dives later this year into the issues affecting tens of thousands of Coloradans living in homeowners’ associations and metropolitan districts. The task forces’ creation comes on the heels of a variety of unsuccessful efforts in the Legislature to change how they operate that…
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Bill banning governments from forcing confidentiality agreements on its employees heads to Polis
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Colorado governments of all types will no longer be allowed to press their employees into signing confidentiality agreements under a bill headed to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk. With some exceptions, Senate Bill 23-53 prohibits state, county, and municipal governments, as well as school districts, from using the non-disclosure agreements with employees, particularly those settling grievances…
