Tag: colorado bar association
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Colorado’s chief justice requests 28 new judges, warns of widespread courtroom disruption
The state’s judicial branch is asking lawmakers to establish 28 new judgeships over two years to help ease caseloads and combat burnout among existing judges, Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez told an audience of attorneys on Thursday. Speaking at the Colorado Bar Association’s headquarters, Márquez also provided details about the rash of disruptions caused by malicious actors…
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Federal, state, municipal judges exchange thoughts with lawyers on civility, other topics
Members of the federal, state and local judiciaries held a series of conversations with attorneys on Friday, with topics that included civility, treatment of self-represented litigants and differing expectations across courts. “It’s much more difficult to practice in the federal court in the sense that you have more rules to comply with,” said U.S. District…
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A lifeline inside and outside the courtroom: Colorado’s newly minted legal workers step into arena | COVER STORY
Last month, Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright looked out at the packed courtroom of the Colorado Supreme Court to usher in a historic moment in the state’s 148-year existence. “We are at a point where people need help. And we’re calling in the cavalry,” he said. Boatright proceeded to swear in the first class of…
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Chief justice gives update on judicial center damage, says he initially thought break-in was Trump-related
Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright detailed on Friday the “tremendous amount of damage” that still exists at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center and disclosed he initially thought the Jan. 2 break-in was related to the Supreme Court’s decision to remove Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot. Brandon Olsen caused an estimated $35 million…