aurora municipal court
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Aurora court to hold warrant amnesty week for non-violent offenders
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Aurora court officials are holding Fresh Start Week at the beginning of December, when people with certain non-violent active warrants can get them cleared without arrest by showing up at walk-in court. Aurora Fresh Start Week will happen from Dec. 8 to 12, excluding Wednesday, Dec. 10. During the week people with active warrants can…
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Aurora council moves forward with plans to stop prosecuting domestic violence, challenge state law
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Aurora lawmakers on Monday night moved forward with items that deal with the city’s handling of domestic violence cases and potentially explore a lawsuit against the state over a new law on indigent defense. The first of the two is a resolution that directs “the City Manager, City Attorney, Court Administrator, and Presiding Judge to…
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Aurora council delays vote on tougher camping ban penalties, homeless court
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Aurora councilmembers on Monday delayed a vote on the proposed “tough love” approach to homelessness, which would bring tougher penalties for violations of the camping ban along the I-225 corridor and create a new court for low-level offenses by homeless people. Councilmembers at Monday night’s regular City Council meeting said they delayed the vote because…
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Aurora committee OKs ordinance sending domestic violence cases to county courts
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The public safety committee of the Aurora City Council voted on Thursday morning to move forward with a proposal to remove domestic violence cases from municipal court and instead pass them to state, county or federal court. The proposed ordinance, presented on Thursday by councilmembers Dustin Zvonek and Danielle Jurinsky to the Public Safety, Courts…
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2 Aurora councilmembers team up in push to shift domestic violence cases to county courts
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Two Aurora councilmembers are teaming up in the push to end the city’s ability to handle domestic violence cases in municipal court, a responsibility that sets the latter apart from other local governments. Councilmember Dustin Zvonek and Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky in the past week have both addressed the possibility of handing domestic violence cases to…
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2 Aurora councilmembers team up in push to shift domestic violence cases to county courts
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Two Aurora councilmembers are teaming up in the push to end the city’s ability to handle domestic violence cases in municipal court, a responsibility that sets the latter apart from other local governments. Councilmember Dustin Zvonek and Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky in the past week have both addressed the possibility of handing domestic violence cases to…
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2 Aurora councilmembers team up in push to shift domestic violence cases to county courts
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Two Aurora councilmembers are teaming up in the push to end the city’s ability to handle domestic violence cases in municipal court, a responsibility that sets the latter apart from other local governments. Councilmember Dustin Zvonek and Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky in the past week have both addressed the possibility of handing domestic violence cases to…
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Judges warn about bias in courtrooms, legal profession
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During his career as a lawyer, Denver District Court Judge Jon J. Olafson, who is gay, would get singled out as “the party planner.” Karen Steinhauser, a lawyer and Aurora Municipal Court relief judge, was once called up to a judge’s bench by herself, only to be told, “You look really lovely today.” “When we…
