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Many municipal judges who are lawyers serve on multiple municipal courts and/or are part-time county court judges. In Colorado, judges can be removed by legislative impeachment, by the voters in a retention election, or for cause by the Colorado Supreme Court on the advice of the Colorado Judicial Conduct Commission.
The Colorado Court of Appeals, located in Denver, has 22 judges. [5] The judges serve eight-year terms and are subject to retention elections . Each judge has a separate chambers located in the Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center.
The censure request is the first in Colorado history that would apply to a member of the state's highest court or to a chief justice of that court. [19] A special panel of the Colorado Supreme Court, composed of judges of the Colorado Court of Appeals, officially censured Coats on August 7, 2023. [20]
T he Colorado Supreme Court decided Tuesday night to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot in 2024—a ruling that will surely be reviewed by the ...
A retention election or retention referendum is a referendum where voters are asked if an office holder, usually a judge, should be allowed to continue in that office. The judge is removed from office if a majority of votes are cast against retention. Retention elections are held periodically, usually at the same time as a general election.
Labeled as too old, a judicial activist and a liberal, Kauger’s tenure on the bench fell to a wave of harsh political advertising funded by two dark money political action committees, including ...
Bender was first appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court January 2, 1997 by Governor Roy Romer, [3] to a seat vacated by the retirement of George E. Lohr. [5] He won retention in 2010, despite opposition from conservative and Libertarian groups. [4] He was voted Chief Justice by his fellow justices in 2010, taking the position on December 1, 2010.
Colorado’s 2nd Judicial District judge Sarah Wallace, who is overseeing the Denver hearings, was appointed to the seat by Democratic Governor Jared Polis last year.