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10th Circuit judge speaks about annual ski retreats with clerks, ‘swag’ from 20th anniversary
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Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, a member of the federal appeals court based in Denver, spoke last month about his 20-year tradition of taking ski trips with his clerks — some of whom have since become judges themselves — and about the ski-themed gifts they created for him in that time. “We had, I think, something like 60 or…
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AI, criminal sentencing, SCOTUS ‘messaging’: 10th Circuit conference addresses hot-button issues
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The use of artificial intelligence, various aspects of criminal law and the work of the U.S. Supreme Court were among the topics discussed in Colorado Springs at least week’s biennial gathering of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. The 10th Circuit, which hears appeals in federal cases arising from Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah,…
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Justice Melissa Hart tells Fountain Valley School graduates public service ‘is an attitude’
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Justice Melissa Hart spoke about the value of public service and about her own recent work developing the state judiciary’s vision statement at a commencement ceremony in Colorado Springs on Saturday. “Ask yourself each day, ‘Did I stand up for someone less fortunate than myself? Take a risk for a good cause? Did I speak…
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More than opinions: Some appellate judges wax philosophical in journal articles
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The life of an appellate judge revolves around reading and writing, but some members of Colorado’s state and federal courts have published their musings off the bench in recent years, expanding upon the issues and initiatives they confront in their day jobs. Colorado Politics located five journal articles published in 2022 and 2023 whose authors…
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Nicolais: Garland nixed before ever nominated
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Harvard valedictorian. Brilliant. Chief Judge of the D.C Circuit Court of Appeals. Prosecutor in charge after the Oklahoma City bombing. A “judge’s judge.” All things that describe President Obama’s pick to fill the vacant seat on the United States Supreme Court, Merrick Garland. And then there are a couple of things that describe what he…
