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Colorado Senate committee advances bill to create 29 judgeships, with lawmaker support delicate
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The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to establish 29 new Colorado judgeships by a vote of 6-1 on Wednesday, with supporters and opponents both cautioning that their positions could change based on the availability of money. The committee heard testimony from numerous witnesses in support of the bill, including from sitting judges. Chief Justice…
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Colorado Supreme Court ethics panel gives thumbs-up to part-time judge’s side job as prosecutor
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A part-time county court judge can also work a second job as a prosecutor outside of his jurisdiction, the Colorado Supreme Court’s ethics panel concluded last week. The Colorado Judicial Ethics Advisory Board, which consists of lawyers, judges and non-attorneys, responded to a question from an unnamed judge who realized the prosecutor appearing in front…
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Q&A With Timothy O’Brien | Auditing, dentistry and Einstein’s theory of insanity
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Timothy O’Brien, who has served Denver Auditor since 2015, stands out from his predecessors because he is a certified accountant, a chartered financial analyst and a chartered global management accountant. He also served as the Colorado state auditor for nearly dozen years. That innate knowledge of accounting and experience come handy, he told Colorado Politics. …
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Help wanted: Rural judges pitch county court openings to lawyers, non-lawyers alike
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With a trio of upcoming judicial vacancies in southwestern Colorado, the state’s Judicial Department hosted a discussion for potential applicants shining a light on what to expect should they be appointed to the bench in some of the least-populous counties in the state. “Part of being a judge is that you are always a judge.…
