judicial performance
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Local party leaders, incoming judge among members of judicial performance commission that violated law
A local Democratic leader and 2024 presidential elector. A legislative aide and leader in the Young Republicans. An incoming county court judge freshly appointed by the governor. They are among the eight members of the northeastern Colorado judicial performance commission that committed a “serious infraction of the rules and statutes” when it failed to give…
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3 Colorado judges receive unfavorable retention recommendation as one performance commission violates rules
Of the 123 Colorado judges standing for retention on the November ballot, citizen-led performance commissions found that three did not meet the required performance standards. However, in an unprecedented move, the commission charged with evaluating Supreme Court and Court of Appeals members stepped in to issue its own narrative after it concluded the local performance…
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115 judges receive favorable recommendations for retention, 1 judge receives thumbs down
Of the 116 judges and justices who are standing for retention this year, citizen-led performance commissions found the vast majority meets performance standards, with only one county court judge failing to get her commission’s approval. Each of Colorado’s 22 judicial districts has a commission of attorneys and non-attorneys who review survey responses from those who appear before…
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Colorado Supreme Court drops ‘catch-all’ question about prospective judges’ backgrounds from application
Weeks before an Arapahoe County judge admitted he failed to disclose his affair with an employee when he was applying to be a judge, the Colorado Supreme Court dropped a question from the state’s judicial application form that asked candidates to disclose problematic information from their pasts – and provided grounds for discipline if they were…