17th judicial district
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Appeals court finds no discrimination in prosecutor’s removal of Asian juror from murder trial
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Even though an Adams County prosecutor misrepresented the law and the facts when she sought to remove the only Asian juror from a murder trial, Colorado’s second-highest court agreed earlier this month that no racial discrimination occurred. Under longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent, intentional race-based discrimination in jury selection is unconstitutional. If a prosecutor tries…
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Ex-Adams County judge resigned after retaliation campaign against employee, improper relationship
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Robert W. Kiesnowski Jr. resigned from his position as an Adams County district judge this summer following his admission to a campaign of retaliation against an employee and a failure to comply with the judiciary’s rules on personal relationships, according to documents filed with the Colorado Supreme Court. Kiesnowski joined the 17th Judicial District bench…
