domestic relations
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Pax Moultrie, longtime juvenile lawyer and judge, ceremonially sworn in to Court of Appeals
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When she was a child, Pax L. Moultrie spent hours deconstructing the “fairness of playground rules,” her father recalled. “Your journey has been a testament to your unique blend of precocity and pragmatism. You devoured legal texts with the same fervor most youngsters reserve for comic books,” said Ben Moultrie, speaking last week to an…
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Pax Moultrie, longtime juvenile lawyer and judge, ceremonially sworn in to Court of Appeals
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When she was a child, Pax L. Moultrie spent hours deconstructing the “fairness of playground rules,” her father recalled. “Your journey has been a testament to your unique blend of precocity and pragmatism. You devoured legal texts with the same fervor most youngsters reserve for comic books,” said Ben Moultrie, speaking last week to an…
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Katharine Lum formally sworn in as newest appeals judge, reminds colleagues about plight of self-represented litigants
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When Katharine E. Lum received a ticket for her car accident, she unexpectedly found herself anxious when she showed up to court representing herself, as litigants in legal matters routinely do. “If I was this nervous as a trained attorney, how must they have felt? Especially folks for whom a traffic fine meant the difference…
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Colorado Supreme Court enacts groundbreaking framework for legal representation by paraprofessionals
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With large numbers of Coloradans lacking legal representation in civil cases, the state Supreme Court enacted a new framework last week to create a category of professionals who can represent clients in limited circumstances without a law degree – and likely without the high costs of traditional lawyers. “Licensed legal paraprofessionals” will soon be allowed to…
