diversity
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Federal judge tosses lawsuit of ex-prison employee offended by diversity training
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A federal judge has thrown out the lawsuit of a former corrections official offended by the state’s diversity, equity and inclusion training, and claimed it amounted to a hostile work environment. Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang found the contents of Joshua F. Young’s complaint failed to show how a computer-based module…
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Colorado legal community honors roster of Black female judges
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Members of the legal community gathered over the weekend in Denver to celebrate the influx of Black women into the state’s judiciary over the past four years, the result of a deliberate campaign to increase diversity after Colorado recently came close to having no Black district court judges sitting on the bench. Now, 4% of…
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Chief justice tells legislature about accomplishments, planned reforms to judiciary
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Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright on Friday told the legislature the state’s judicial branch is making progress on diversity and workplace culture, while warning lawmakers about the need to address low compensation and problematic levels of turnover. Boatright also threw his endorsement behind two new proposals that would reform the process for disciplining judges, including an amendment…
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Union agreement with Polis requires hiring of nearly 20 diversity, equity, inclusion staff
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Colorado is in the process of hiring over a dozen employees to support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the state. The hiring is a key provision under the state’s agreement with the Colorado WINS labor union, signed by Gov. Jared Polis in November 2021. The agreement called for the establishment of a statewide Equity…
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COVER STORY | The dream job: A unique coaching program helps steer diverse lawyers to judgeships
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Phelicia Kossie-Tonje stopped a woman in the middle of her story about how the father of her children was smashing windows, breaking doors and slashing her tires. “My biggest concern here,” said Kossie-Tonje, the Adams County magistrate who was considering whether to grant the woman a protection order, “is, why didn’t you include some of…
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Colorado’s U.S. attorney, top public defender discuss priorities, including fentanyl, in joint appearance
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The top federal prosecutor and public defender in Colorado appeared together in downtown Denver on Thursday for a discussion that touched on criminal justice priorities like the fentanyl crisis, as well as the Biden administration’s judicial nominees and their efforts to diversity their offices. Although U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan and Federal Public Defender Virginia Grady are within…
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INSIGHTS | BLM lost diversity coming to Colorado, others shouldn’t follow
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Diversity was never Grand Junction’s long suit. We knew that two years ago, but nobody wanted to say anything when the Trump administration moved the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management to Colorado. That was a daisy. The agency controls more than 245 million acres in 12 states, including 8.3 million acres on Colorado’s…
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BIDLACK | Diverse Colorado has it all — and that doesn’t have to divide us
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There are few bright stars visible in Denver. I mean that literally. Like most cities, Denver has a severe light pollution problem, so you don’t see too many bright stars. Look up on a clear night from the steps of the Capitol, and you’ll see a couple sparkling things in the sky, but not too…
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El Paso County Commissioner Peggy Littleton endorses fellow Republican Chance Hill for CU regent seat
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El Paso County Commissioner Peggy Littleton is the latest official to endorse Chance Hill, a Colorado Springs Republican and the lone candidate in next year’s election for the University of Colorado Board of Regents seat from the 5th Congressional District. Littleton, a former elected member of Colorado’s State Board of Education, said she was impressed that…
