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Karl Schock, judge with ‘big plans,’ officially sworn in to state’s Court of Appeals
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When Karl L. Schock met the woman he would later marry, he introduced himself, in her recollection, by saying: “Hi, I’m Karl and I have big plans.” “I promise that’s an unfair paraphrase of my first words to my future wife,” Schock insisted as his colleagues on the state’s Court of Appeals laughed. On Thursday,…
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Denver judge wrongly terminated cognitively-impaired mother’s parental rights, appeals court says
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In a case involving domestic violence, homelessness and a special-needs child, Colorado’s second-highest court determined a Denver judge wrongly terminated a cognitively-impaired woman’s parental rights based on inaccurate findings about her disability. By 2-1, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals concluded the facts did not support Juvenile Court Judge Laurie A. Clark’s determination…
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Timothy Schutz delivers pro-equity message in formal swearing-in to Colorado Court of Appeals
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Sitting inside the state’s judicial center in downtown Denver, Timothy J. Schutz recalled the story of a young man imprisoned on federal charges and who was facing additional time on a prosecution in El Paso County. The man vowed to turn his life around, which convinced a state judge to show leniency. Upon walking out…
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From ‘off-the-grid kid’ to appeals judge: Eric Kuhn sworn in to state’s second-highest court
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Shortly after his birth in Santa Fe, N.M., W. Eric Kuhn recalled his parents bought a large amount of land in northern New Mexico, where he and his brother grew up isolated from other families. “I remember at least stories of the teachers at the elementary school who were worried about these ‘off-the-grid kids’ living…
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State Supreme Court examines whether exclusion of wife from courtroom violated defendants’ rights
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Christopher Nicholas Cruse and Terrel Shameek Turner stood trial together in Arapahoe County in 2017 for the robbery of a marijuana dispensary where Cruse worked. On the third morning of the jury trial, the prosecution informed the trial judge that Cruse’s wife was arrested the prior day for “an encounter” in the hallway with one…
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Q&A with Judge Gilbert Román | Incoming chief of appeals court talks about pressing issues for justice, administration
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FAST FACTS: Gilbert M. Román will become chief judge of the 22-member Colorado Court of Appeals in January and will be the first Latino in the position. He has been a judge on the state’s intermediate appellate court since 2005 and is currently the deputy chief for retiring Chief Judge Steve Bernard. Prior to joining the…
