Tag: Nathan Coats
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When judges break the rules, it’s time to judge the judges | Vince Bzdek
Despite five years of searing reports by investigative reporter David Migoya into serious problems afflicting the Colorado Supreme Court, the commission that reviews judicial performance gave all the justices on the ballot this year glowing recommendations. The two most senior members of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez and Justice Brian D. Boatright,…
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From ‘eccentric’ family to pandemic-era justice: Maria Berkenkotter ceremonially sworn in to Supreme Court
Justice Maria E. Berkenkotter poked gentle fun at the unusually large gap between her first day on the job in January 2021 and her public swearing-in nearly 21 months later. “Thank you all so much for being here to celebrate the 633rd-day anniversary of my appointment,” Berkenkotter said to laughter during her late-September ceremony. Gov.…
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Q&A with Chief Justice Brian Boatright | Ushering the Supreme Court to post-pandemic practices
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save FAST FACTS: • Brian D. Boatright is the chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, who took over the role on Jan 1. • Then-Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed him to the High Court in November 2011. Prior to joining the court, he was a judge…