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Colorado Supreme Court soon to reach milestone: 2.5 years without a new member
In early July, the Colorado Supreme Court will reach an unusual milestone: going 2.5 years without a new justice. While 30 months may not seem like a long stretch, it is, in fact, the largest interval any of the court’s current members have experienced without a seat turning over, beginning with Justice Monica M. Márquez’s…
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Report: Formal judicial discipline proceedings increased in 2022, while corrective actions declined
Last year, the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline commenced more formal disciplinary cases against judges than it had in the prior 12 years total, according to the commission’s annual report, while at the same time issuing relatively few corrective actions. The commission’s 2022 report indicated it received 249 complaints, officially known as requests for evaluation…