censure
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Tina Peters thanks Polis for shortening her sentence, calls Colorado Democrats’ censure a ‘travesty’
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Two days after the Colorado Democratic Party formally condemned Gov. Jared Polis over his decision last week to shorten Tina Peters’ prison sentence for tampering with election equipment, Peters heaped praise on the term-limited Democrat and slammed his party for what she described as an attempt to bury the truth. “I feel it is important…
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Colorado Democrats formally rebuke Gov. Jared Polis for shortening Tina Peters’ prison sentence
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The Colorado Democratic Party on Wednesday formally censured Democratic Gov. Jared Polis for reducing the prison sentence of Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk convicted of election-related felonies, and barred the term-limited governor from speaking or appearing as an honored guest at party functions until further notice. Nearly 90% of the Democrats’ state central…
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Denver school board to consider censuring Youngquist
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Two weeks after district officials released a report clearing Director John Youngquist of overt racial bias, the Denver school board will weigh censuring him when they meet on Thursday. A censure is a formal, public reprimand for serious violations of law, policy or unethical conduct. A censure does not remove a public official from office. It…
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Colorado justices deliver favorable ruling for organizations raising open meetings violations
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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that organizations are entitled to the same recovery of their costs as individuals when they successfully pursue a public entity’s violation of the state’s open meetings law. The Colorado Open Meetings Law permits “any person” to challenge a violation of the law. At the same time, it grants…
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Colorado state Rep. Ryan Armagost resigns, avoids censure resolution
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State Rep. Ryan Armagost announced on Thursday afternoon that he is resigning his House seat immediately. That resignation takes out the possibility of a censure that was expected to be brought up against him either on Thursday or Friday. Only a member of the Colorado General Assembly can be censured, according to House rules. Armagost…
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Discipline panel censures ex-Northeast Colorado judge for misconduct
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A three-member disciplinary panel issued a public censure on Thursday of a former trial judge from northeastern Colorado, the first such punishment handed down after voters amended the state constitution last year to reform judicial discipline. The July 18 order was notable not for the sanction it imposed on former District Court Judge Justin B. Haenlein, which…
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Judicial Department paid $155,000 in settlements from 2 judges’ misconduct
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The Judicial Department paid more than $155,000 to former employees and their attorneys in connection with the misconduct of two trial judges who the Colorado Supreme Court publicly disciplined in 2024. Last May, the Supreme Court censured former Arapahoe County District Court Judge John E. Scipione for failing to disclose an intimate relationship with a staff…
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Colorado Springs City Council censures Dave Donelson, but ‘it won’t work,’ councilman says
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Amid applause, shouts and boos from the crowd during a tense and emotional special meeting, Colorado Springs Councilman Dave Donelson on Tuesday was censured and removed as a council representative on several other city and regional boards for “breach of decorum.” The City Council voted 6-2 in three separate votes to censure Donelson and remove…
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Allegations against ex-Arapahoe County judge encompassed sexual comments to staff, improper influence in case
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Documents provided by the Colorado Supreme Court revealed in detail the cascading allegations against former Arapahoe County District Court Judge John E. Scipione, who resigned last year and was censured earlier this month for misconduct towards staff and colleagues. The Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline initiated multiple investigations against Scipione, beginning after two 18th Judicial…
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Del Norte officials violated open meetings law in deciding to censure board member, appeals court rules
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The town board of Del Norte violated Colorado’s open meetings law when it went into a closed-door session and reached a decision to censure one of its members, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A trial judge previously concluded the town board’s decision to reprimand former Trustee Laura Anzalone represented its “opinion” on her “performance,”…