Municipal Court
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Ethics panel clarifies municipal judges’ use of info from prosecutors OK
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The Colorado Supreme Court’s ethics panel clarified on Tuesday that municipal judges are permitted to receive police reports, accident reports, drivers’ histories and criminal histories directly from prosecutors without it amounting to misconduct. The Colorado Judicial Ethics Advisory Board, which consists of judges, lawyers and a non-attorney, reasoned that state law permits or requires judges…
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Judicial ethics panel says hiring state prosecutor as part-time municipal judge is OK
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The Colorado Supreme Court’s judicial ethics body determined last week that there is no problem if a municipal court wishes to hire a part-time judge who also works as a state prosecutor in the same judicial district. The Colorado Judicial Ethics Advisory Board, which consists of judges, lawyers and a non-attorney, reasoned that the prosecutor…
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Colorado justices appear open to striking down harsher municipal sentences
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared open last week to the idea that municipalities cannot impose harsher sentences under their own ordinances than state law does for identical criminal offenses. In a rare pair of appeals taken directly from municipal court, the justices heard about an unusual twist in the relationship between state and…
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Colorado Supreme Court to intervene in second case questioning harsher municipal sentences
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The Colorado Supreme Court signaled last month that it may intervene in a second case questioning whether municipalities can impose tougher sentences than state law does for identical criminal conduct. At least four of the seven justices must agree to hear a case that is appealed directly to the Supreme Court without going to the…
