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Appeals court clarifies prohibition on lawyers doubling as witnesses covers more than jury trials
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified on Thursday that the rule generally prohibiting lawyers from also serving as witnesses at trial does not apply only to jury trials. Under Colorado’s rules of professional conduct, an attorney cannot litigate a case when the lawyer is likely to be a necessary witness “at trial.” There are limited exceptions, including…
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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…
