judicial selection
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Colorado justices, judges tell applicants what to expect when applying for the bench
Members of Colorado’s judiciary spoke on Friday to more than three dozen people who are interested in becoming state judges, and hammered home a consistent theme: At the very beginning, they need to have a reason why they want to be a judge in the first place. “I have chaired probably hundreds of these commission…
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Q&A with Frances Koncilja | Longtime player in judicial nominations speaks about selection process
Over the past three years, Colorado’s federal trial court has seen extensive turnover, with President Joe Biden appointing four members of the seven-judge district court and a fifth nominee awaiting confirmation in the U.S. Senate. By tradition, senators wield enormous power over district judge appointments in their states. Early in Biden’s presidency, U.S. Sens. Michael…


