Tag: Colorado Judicial Department
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New rules for private judges in Colorado include discipline oversight, campaign contributions
The Colorado Supreme Court recently determined the state’s private judges — retired jurists appointed to oversee civil cases that rarely get public scrutiny — can now make political contributions freely and without reserve, overruling a prohibition that had been in place for decades. The move comes a year after a Denver Gazette investigation into the…
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Colorado Supreme Court’s opinion output drops by two-thirds amid justice’s absence
The Colorado Supreme Court has released significantly fewer new opinions in recent months compared to the previous two years, even as the judicial branch insisted that a member’s open-ended absence is not causing delays. Justice Melissa Hart has been on an unusual leave of absence since Oct. 28, although she also was gone for the…
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50,000 people in Colorado accessed homeless services in 2024, report says
Veteran homeless numbers decline last year
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Critics decry ‘black hole’ of oversight for code violations by appointed judges
Colorado’s method of investigating and disciplining judges for alleged violations of its code of conduct doesn’t apply to retired jurists specially appointed to handle individual cases. Similarly, the state’s investigative arm that looks into allegations of attorney misconduct also has no jurisdiction over issues involving private judges, as they are known, outside of the same…
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Judge’s drinking problems reportedly at core of discipline case; colleagues knew, but never reported it
At least three judges — Colorado’s Supreme Court chief justice and a now-retired appellate court judge among them — years ago knew of a Denver juvenile court judge’s drinking problems but never reported them, then maintained that silence while a courthouse manager who had sought their help in confronting the judge faced firing instead, The Denver…
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Appellate record an objective, important measure of a judge’s performance
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Most experts agree judicial performance commissions should look at a judge’s whole appellate record, but cautiously
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Colorado discipline commission accuses legal system’s discipline chief of illegal intimidation
Discipline enforcer accused commission members of making false statements about lack of cooperation
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Christopher Baumann named chief judge of Denver District Court
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright has appointed District Judge Christopher J. Baumann as chief judge of the Denver District Court. Baumann will become chief judge in September following the retirement of the Honorable Michael A. Martinez, who has served as chief judge…
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Award-winning journalist Migoya joins Colorado Watch team of The Denver Gazette
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Award-winning Colorado journalist David Migoya is joining The Denver Gazette’s growing team as a senior investigative reporter. “I’m excited about joining The Gazette staff to continue to produce the type of investigative journalism that’s probative,…
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Court won’t require Colorado Judicial Department to turn over sex harassment allegations
The Colorado Judicial Department won’t have to provide documents about allegations contained in a memo outlining instances of judicial sexual harassment as part of the discovery for a racial and age discrimination hiring case, a federal magistrate judge ruled Wednesday. A Black lawyer had sought the documents in her federal lawsuit that alleges the Colorado…