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Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee declines to name 2020 election winner, defends immigration decisions
President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Denver-based federal appeals court declined to say who won the 2020 presidential election during his appearance before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, and defended his recent rulings in immigration detention cases. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico, who Trump appointed during his first term to…
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Judge’s students create AI apps, solicitors general gather for group discussion | COURT CRAWL
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. A federal judge’s law students created artificial intelligence-powered apps to address access-to-justice issues, plus half a dozen current and former solicitors general of Colorado spoke about the unique role. State Supreme Court news • The Colorado Supreme Court decided that lifetime…
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SCOTUS arguments, varied workload: 6 Colorado solicitors general talk about job
Six current and former solicitors general of Colorado, including two who have since become members of the bench, spoke to attorneys on Wednesday about how the role has changed over time, what the workload entails, and their experiences arguing at the U.S. Supreme Court. “It is an incredible amount of time that you put in…
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Q&A with Shannon Stevenson | Colorado’s solicitor general talks about arguing to SCOTUS in Trump case
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a Colorado case with historic implications — specifically, whether Donald Trump is constitutionally disqualified from seeking office for engaging in insurrection as president. In December, the Colorado Supreme Court found Trump to be disqualified, by 4-3, based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump appealed to the nation’s…
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Polis names first Black judge to Court of Appeals in 4 years
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday announced his appointment of Denver Juvenile Court Judge Pax Moultrie to Colorado’s second-highest court, ending the four-year span in which no Black judges sat on the Court of Appeals. The last Black member of the Court of Appeals, Karen M. Ashby, retired in 2019. Like Moultrie, she also served on…
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Colorado federal judges provide candid look at applying to bench
Scott T. Varholak has roughly 400 cases he is responsible for as a federal magistrate judge. But despite the heavy workload, he is still able to step away from the courtroom in the afternoon to take his daughter to play sports, returning to his caseload at night. “The hours are long, but they’re a lot…