Tag: Judicial District Judge
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Whistleblower lawsuit: Colorado public defender fired after speaking out about caseload
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A former Colorado public defender fired for speaking out about his overwhelming caseload filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the Colorado Office of the State Public Defender. Travis Weiner was ousted in February for revealing what he said is “an open secret” among public defenders, not only in Colorado but across the country. He believes that…
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Trial set to begin for Boulder mass shooting suspect next week
Ahmad Alissa faces 10 counts of first-degree murder in the March 2021 shooting.
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Denver man sentenced to 4 years in prison after injuring 4 first responders in DUI crash
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Adams County judge sentenced 24-year-old Benjamin Winters to four years in prison after a DUI crash that injured four first responders in December. District Judge Sean Finn sentenced Winters on Friday on charges of vehicular assault and third-degree assault on first responders. Winters will…
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Larimer County man sentenced after 20 years of child sexual abuse
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Larimer County judge sentenced a former teacher to 16 years in prison and 10 years of probation after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting children over a span of 20 years. Eighth Judicial District Judge Stephen Jouard sentenced 60-year-old Robert Denise to 16 years in…
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Former Aurora officer sentenced 18 months for fatal March crash
Eduardo Landeros was driving over 100 mph before the crash
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Colorado’s judicial performance review misses key test of judges’ legal knowledge
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A judge’s appellate record — the number of cases overturned on appeal — is not factored in the judicial evaluation process
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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