judiciary
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4 federal judges in Colorado advocate for Congress to create new judgeships
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Four federal judges from Colorado were among the hundreds of signatories this month to a letter urging Congress to pass legislation creating 66 new judgeships in trial courts across multiple presidential administrations — starting next year with President-elect Donald Trump. This summer, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the JUDGES Act, which would increase the size of…
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Q&A with Anne Mangiardi | New judicial discipline director shares plans for change
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In July, Anne Mangiardi took over as the new executive director of the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline. Mangiardi, who previously worked in the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, succeeds Christopher Gregory, who the commission placed on leave early this year. The commission features a mixture of judges, lawyers and non-attorneys whose role includes investigating allegations…
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115 judges receive favorable recommendations for retention, 1 judge receives thumbs down
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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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‘There’s a different weight that I feel’: Kato Crews speaks about first 6 months as federal district judge
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When President Joe Biden appointed S. Kato Crews as a federal trial judge in January, Crews was no stranger to Colorado’s U.S. District Court. He had served as a magistrate judge on the same court for more than five years. On Wednesday, Crews told an audience of attorneys at the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse…
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Bringing ‘yes, and’ to the courtroom: Retired judge talks about her other life as an improv actor
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The day Julie Field was sworn in as a trial judge in Larimer County, she began an improvisational comedy class. “I knew I would need something outside of the court in my life that was creative and spontaneous and fun,” she recalled. Field, who retired in 2021 as a judge on the Eighth Judicial District…
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‘Not there to trip you up’: 10th Circuit judges encourage, warn lawyers about appeal strategy
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Three members of the federal appeals court based in Denver provided a rare glimpse on Thursday into their work of deciding cases, sharing both words of encouragement and warning about how to best present an argument in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. “Think about oral argument as a conversation,” said Judge…
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More than a half dozen Colorado judges still haven’t filed financial disclosure
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Colorado Watch logo-new (copy) More than a half dozen Colorado judges are still delinquent in updating missing personal financial disclosure statements with state officials, despite a Denver Gazette investigation that flagged them about the problem two weeks ago. There were 15 judges delinquent as of Thursday – one of them on the Appellate Court bench – but the…
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Senators, Neguse again introduce bill to give Colorado 3 more federal judges
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Three Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation have once again introduced a bill to establish three new judgeships on the state’s federal trial court, which would expand the size of the bench for the first time in four decades. U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse have re-filed the Colorado…