Tag: District Court
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Colorado’s federal trial court proposes ban on ‘smart glasses’
Colorado’s U.S. District Court is considering prohibiting people from bringing “smart glasses” that could be used as recording devices into the courthouse. The court announced the proposal along with other changes as part of the latest round of amendments to its local rules — the general operating procedures for the trial court. One suggestion, submitted…
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Colorado lawyers sympathetic toward Kato Crews’ botched answer at confirmation hearing
After U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews drew a blank at his confirmation hearing when asked to describe the holding of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision, the embarrassing lapse quickly generated condemnation online. “ANOTHER Biden judicial nominee flunks basic legal quiz,” tweeted JCN, an advocacy group for conservative judicial nominees. But in Colorado, the…
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Amid whirlwind of judicial nominations, Colorado senators’ screening committee pulls back curtain
As part of the U.S. Senate’s obligation to advise and consent on federal judicial appointments, senators are often involved in recommending nominees for vacancies in their home states. Since President Joe Biden took office last year, Colorado’s senators were particularly quick to screen candidates, forward names to the White House and win confirmation of four…
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Colorado’s federal court narrowly misses having 3 female judges simultaneously — for now
When the U.S. Senate confirmed Charlotte N. Sweeney in late May to be a judge on Colorado’s federal trial court, it marked the first time three women would serve simultaneously as active judges since the court’s establishment at statehood. Or, at least, it was supposed to. Due to the “administrative hurdles” of a judicial confirmation,…