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Hickenlooper taps Samour as Supreme Court justice
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Gov. John Hickenlooper named Carlos A. Samour Jr. to the Colorado Supreme Court in an announcement at the state Capitol Wednesday afternoon. “I can promise you that as a justice on the Supreme Court, an associate justice, I will sacrifice, suffer and struggle every day in the pursuit of justice,” he said at the news…
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Nathan Coats to be Colorado’s next chief justice
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Nathan B. Coats will be the new chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, elected by the associate justices. He’ll take the seat occupied by retiring Chief Justice Nancy Rice effective June 30. Rice announced her plans last month to step down after 31 years on the bench, 20 on the state Supreme Court. She…
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One State of the Judiciary takeaway: More translators needed in Colorado courts
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Explaining the difference between a judge and a justice, Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nancy Rice gave state lawmakers an idea of how the state court system is set up, at times causing House and Senate members to chuckle and laugh. Her sometimes light-hearted and informative State of the Judiciary address Friday, Jan. 13, began…
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Duran hits ground running as House speaker
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Even before she took the oath of office, state Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, readily answered to the title of Speaker of the House. As roll call was taken Wednesday, Jan. 11, the first day of the 71st General Assembly, the clerk asked if the speaker was present and both state Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, D-Gunbarrel –…
