western slope
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Q&A with Judge Gordon Gallagher | Colorado’s first federal district judge stationed on Western Slope
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Gordon P. Gallagher first joined Colorado’s federal trial court in 2012 as a part-time magistrate judge stationed in Grand Junction. In March 2023, the U.S. Senate confirmed him to a lifetime appointment as a district judge — one of five Biden administration appointees to the state’s U.S. District Court. Gallagher became the first district judge in…
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Q&A with Monica Márquez | Colorado’s new chief justice outlines judicial initiatives, path to top job
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In late 2020, the seven justices of the Colorado Supreme Court decided on a new method of selecting the judicial branch’s top officer: The chief justice role would rotate among the members every three years. The court announced Justice Brian D. Boatright would be the first chief under the new system, with Justice Monica M.…
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Lauren Boebert finishes in middle of the pack in straw poll at inaugural GOP primary debate
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s middling finish in a straw poll Thursday night drew gasps from the crowd that had just witnessed the Colorado lawmaker face off against eight other Republicans in a congressional primary debate at a rec center in Fort Lupton. The headline-grabbing incumbent’s performance in the decidedly non-scientific survey – Boebert landed in…
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‘More than a symbol’: Western Slope’s Gordon Gallagher ceremonially sworn in to federal judgeship
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In little over two years since taking office, President Joe Biden has made multiple historic appointments to Colorado’s federal trial court, selecting the first openly gay judge and the first Asian American judge, for example. But Biden opted for a different kind of diversity when he installed the most recent member of the U.S. District…
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Western Slope’s Gordon Gallagher confirmed as federal judge
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Gordon P. Gallagher is Colorado’s newest federal trial judge after the U.S. Senate voted 53-43 to confirm him to the state’s seven-member U.S. District Court on Wednesday. Gallagher is the first appointee to the district court since 1989 to live on the Western Slope. The court has not announced whether Gallagher will remain in Grand…
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Gordon Gallagher appears at judicial confirmation hearing with support from Western Slope
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Gordon P. Gallagher arrived before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Tuesday armed with a roster of endorsements from the Western Slope, each repeating the message that they know Gallagher, they trust Gallagher and they would like him to represent their region on Colorado’s federal trial court. It is important that those in…
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TIPTON | We can responsibly tap Colorado’s vast natural resources
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Western Colorado is home to vast natural resources that can and will power the economy through the 21st century and beyond if responsibly developed. It is the role of the federal government to monitor and manage the development of natural resources, which is why I recently hosted a House Natural Resources field hearing along with Chairman…
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Business booster Thea Chase launches unaffiliated bid for open House District 54 seat
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Palisade Town Trustee Thea Chase announced Monday she’s running as an unaffiliated candidate for the House District 54 seat represented by Mesa County Republican Yeulin Willett, who isn’t seeking reelection. She’ll have the backing of Unite Colorado, formerly known as the Centrist Project, an organization that’s working to elect independent lawmakers. Chase, the director of the…
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Colorado experiences out migration, even as population grows
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A record number of people are moving out of Colorado, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. About 193,000 Colorado residents moved to other states last year, 10,000 more than in 2015. Where are they moving to? According to the data, the biggest percentage of them headed for Washington state, with other destinations being…
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Tipton staff sets mobile congressional office hours in Lake, Gunnison counties
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Members of U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton’s congressional staff plan to hold mobile office hours in Lake and Gunnison counties next week. His aides will be able to help constituents with a range of issues, including business involving Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Internal Revenue…
