Tag: magistrate judge susan prose
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‘Jury of one’: Federal judge speaks about how to handle non-jury trials
In 2023 and 2024, Colorado’s federal district court saw a total of approximately 100 cases end in a trial. Most of the civil and criminal cases were resolved through a jury trial, but a smaller number took place through bench trials, meaning a judge rendered the ultimate decision. “What are the judges looking for? They’re…
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Colorado’s federal judges recused 200+ times in 4 years for variety of reasons
A handful of magistrate judges accounted for a large portion of the recusals
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10th Circuit upholds dismissal of man’s lawsuit for threatening federal judge, El Paso deputy
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Friday that a federal judge was within his rights to dismiss an incarcerated man’s lawsuit because he repeatedly made death threats against a magistrate judge and an El Paso County jail deputy. When he filed suit last year, Conrad J. Czajkowski resided at the county jail,…
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Susan Prose talks about surprises, self-represented plaintiffs and settlements in first year as magistrate judge
U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Prose, speaking about her first year as a federal judge on Thursday, described multiple eye-opening experiences on the bench, including the revelation that some litigants are not actually seeking a speedy trial. “I’ve been surprised to see how frequently folks actually don’t want to go to trial. It’s not just defendants…
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‘Political with a small "p"’: Federal, state and local pathways to the bench
Appearing before the U.S. Senate. Getting on the governor’s shortlist. Interviewing with the city council. On Feb. 23, members from all levels of the judiciary appeared at an event sponsored by the Colorado Bar Association’s Judicial Liaison Section to speak about the various ways they ascended to the bench and the wide experiences in selection from…