Tag: Judges
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Trump’s wise pick for the 10th Circuit | Jimmy Sengenberger
On April 28, I wrote this of Chief Judge Daniel Domenico of the U.S. District Court for Colorado: “As President Trump considers filling a Colorado-based vacancy on the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals — or perhaps even a future Supreme Court vacancy — he should look to Dan Domenico.” Two weeks later, on May 12, President Donald Trump did…
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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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A few glitches in the financial disclosures by Colorado’s Supreme Court justices
The Denver Gazette’s analysis comes on the heels of demands for reform to financial disclosures made by the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court
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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’s federal court narrowly misses having 3 female judges simultaneously — for now
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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,…
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COVER STORY | The dream job: A unique coaching program helps steer diverse lawyers to judgeships
Phelicia Kossie-Tonje stopped a woman in the middle of her story about how the father of her children was smashing windows, breaking doors and slashing her tires. “My biggest concern here,” said Kossie-Tonje, the Adams County magistrate who was considering whether to grant the woman a protection order, “is, why didn’t you include some of…