judicial misconduct
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Judicial Department paid $155,000 in settlements from 2 judges’ misconduct
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The Judicial Department paid more than $155,000 to former employees and their attorneys in connection with the misconduct of two trial judges who the Colorado Supreme Court publicly disciplined in 2024. Last May, the Supreme Court censured former Arapahoe County District Court Judge John E. Scipione for failing to disclose an intimate relationship with a staff…
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10th Circuit’s chief judge dismisses misconduct complaint against judge for presentations to political group
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The chief judge of the federal appeals court based in Denver has dismissed a misconduct complaint against an unidentified judge who admitted to committing an ethics violation by speaking to a “politically affiliated club.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit hears appeals in federal cases arising from Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah, Kansas, New…
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Amendment H: What to expect if judicial discipline measure passes
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Voters in this election will decide whether to modify Colorado’s current system of judicial discipline through a proposed constitutional measure, Amendment H, intended to increase the transparency and independence of the disciplinary process. The legislature referred the amendment to the ballot following a series of committee hearings. It has the support of the Colorado Judicial Institute,…
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Report: Complaints against judges jumped in 2023, with several stemming from Trump disqualification case
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Misconduct allegations against judges jumped by more than 38% between 2022 and 2023, with almost a dozen complaints stemming from last year’s proceedings to disqualify Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot, according to a report from the state’s judicial discipline body. The summary report from the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline also noted an…
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Report: Complaints against judges jumped in 2023, with several stemming from Trump disqualification case
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Misconduct allegations against judges jumped by more than 38% between 2022 and 2023, with almost a dozen complaints stemming from last year’s proceedings to disqualify Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot, according to a report from the state’s judicial discipline body. The summary report from the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline also noted an…
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Report: Complaints against judges jumped in 2023, with several stemming from Trump disqualification case
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Misconduct allegations against judges jumped by more than 38% between 2022 and 2023, with almost a dozen complaints stemming from last year’s proceedings to disqualify Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot, according to a report from the state’s judicial discipline body. The summary report from the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline also noted an…
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Colorado Supreme Court censures ex-Adams County judge who repeatedly committed misconduct
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday publicly censured ex-Adams County District Court Judge Robert W. Kiesnowski Jr., who resigned last summer in the face of a misconduct investigation and yet continued to misbehave through his final weeks in office. While still a judge, Kiesnowski engaged in the unauthorized practice of law when he acted as…
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Denver’s presiding juvenile judge steps down amid misconduct investigation
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The longtime presiding judge of the Denver Juvenile Court, D. Brett Woods, retired from the bench on Friday amid a misconduct investigation whose details are still unclear. “I am proud of my work in the area of juvenile justice,” Woods wrote in a Feb. 8 letter to Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright. “I will cherish…
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Former Colorado chief justice receives unprecedented public censure
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Nathan B. Coats, the former chief justice of Colorado, received an unprecedented public censure on Monday for mishandling the award of a contract to a judicial branch employee who was facing termination for her own misconduct. Coats, who served as chief justice from 2018 through 2020, admitted to violating the Code of Judicial Conduct’s requirement…
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Arapahoe County judges over alleged misconduct
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A Denver man may not hold a pair of Arapahoe County judges liable for perceived irregularities in his small claims case, a federal judge ruled last week. Danny Zipris alleged former County Court Judge Anne M. Ollada, who presided over a 2021 trial in which Zipris was the plaintiff, engaged in “ex parte” communication with…
