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Denver judge violated law in rescinding jury trial after mother was late
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A Denver juvenile court judge violated a mother’s right to a jury trial in her child welfare case by dismissing jurors after she was 10 minutes late without finding out why, the Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. Although child welfare proceedings, formally known as dependency and neglect cases, are not criminal and have no…
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Court of Appeals formally welcomes 3 new judges appointed pre-pandemic
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Within the state’s second-highest court, they are known as the “three amigos.” Alternately: the “three stooges,” the “three musketeers,” or “chummy, yummy and gummy.” But to everyone outside the Court of Appeals’ 22-member bench, they are known simply as “judge.” “They’re very tight. They’re very close,” said Chief Judge Gilbert M. Román during Thursday’s formal swearing-in ceremony…
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Appeals court split solidifies on Indian child law ahead of Supreme Court arguments
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Colorado’s second-highest court has reinforced its split interpretation of when judges in child welfare proceedings have reason to know a child falls under the legal definition of “Indian,” triggering longstanding federal protections for tribal nations. Last week, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals issued a decision on the reason-to-know standard under the Indian…
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Adams County judge mistakenly found woman too risky to release, appeals court concludes
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A woman spent nearly two decades in the state’s custody after she was found not guilty by reason of insanity of killing her husband. An Adams County judge denied her unconditional release in 2020, despite testimony from medical experts that Priscilla Lee Jansma presented little to no risk of violence. Now, the state’s second-highest court has…