judicial
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All Colorado judges recommended for retention in 2022
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All 135 judges who are seeking retention in Colorado’s November general election have met the standards for judicial performance, according to the findings of citizen-led commissions across the state. On Tuesday, the Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation released the reports and recommendations from judicial performance commissions operating in each of Colorado’s 22 judicial districts, plus…
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Senators send familiar set of names to Biden for upcoming judicial vacancy
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Following the announcement last month that U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore will step down from active service on Colorado’s federal trial court, the state’s two senators have sent their recommended candidates to the White House — all of whom are familiar to the Biden administration. In an Aug. 2 letter, U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet…
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Judicial branch acknowledges ‘adjustment’ after confusion over judge’s authority
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The state’s Judicial Department acknowledged making modifications in the wake of confusion from litigants and from the Court of Appeals, owing to one chief judge’s decision to designate a judicial officer in southern Colorado as an “acting district judge.” Third Judicial District Chief Judge Leslie J. Gerbracht began assigning Dawn Mann to act as a…
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Court of Appeals formally welcomes 3 new judges appointed pre-pandemic
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Within the state’s second-highest court, they are known as the “three amigos.” Alternately: the “three stooges,” the “three musketeers,” or “chummy, yummy and gummy.” But to everyone outside the Court of Appeals’ 22-member bench, they are known simply as “judge.” “They’re very tight. They’re very close,” said Chief Judge Gilbert M. Román during Thursday’s formal swearing-in ceremony…
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Biden judicial nominee for Colorado clears U.S. Senate panel in bipartisan vote
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The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary advanced the nomination of Nina Y. Wang on Thursday morning by a 14-8 vote, setting her up for confirmation before the full Senate to an upcoming vacancy on Colorado’s seven-member federal trial court. President Joe Biden nominated Wang in January to succeed U.S. District Court Judge Christine M.…
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Polis signs bill creating legislative committee to study judicial discipline
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The leaders of both houses of Colorado’s Legislature have two weeks to appoint the eight members of a bipartisan committee to study whether the state’s method of investigating and disciplining judges needs an overhaul. With Gov. Jared Polis’ signature to Senate Bill 22-201 on Friday, the next step is to assemble the four senators and…
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Report sounds alarm for lawmakers, judges to fix gaps in state’s civil justice system
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Court forms are bewildering, people who speak limited English lose their cases by default, a lack of broadband thwarts the effectiveness of virtual court hearings, there is a shortage of legal aid, and the state judicial system’s chosen online platform is ill-suited to the needs of the disabled and non-English speakers. Those were the conclusions…
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Prosecutors, public defenders square off on jury bias bill as Senate committee seeks compromise
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Elected prosecutors strenuously opposed and defense attorneys vigorously supported proposed legislation to address implicit bias in jury selection, prompting the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to postpone action and search for a middle ground. Proponents of Senate Bill 128 hope to join the handful of states whose legislatures or highest courts have enacted procedures making…
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Nicolais: In 2017, Legislature’s judiciary committees are in good hands
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For the Colorado Legislature, the new year means new bills and new issues to tackle under the gold dome. In one of the legislative chambers, the state Senate, this new season in state politics will also mean plenty of new faces as well. Even before the session convenes on Jan. 11, the judiciary committees will begin their work.…
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Hickenlooper appoints new members to judicial nominating commission
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced non-attorney appointments to 7 judicial district nominating commissions Wednesday, Nov. 23. All terms run from Jan. 1, 2017, through Dec. 31, 2022. 1st Judicial District: Nicole Dews of Lakewood, Republican, Jefferson County. 2nd Judicial District: Sean Bradley of Denver, Democrat, Denver County. 3rd Judicial District: Paula Irene Murphy of Trinidad,…
