Tag: Magistrate Marianne Tims
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Appeals court to trial judges: the buck stops with you to make a decision on magistrates’ work
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday reminded trial judges their role in reviewing the decisions of magistrates requires them to take the final action, not to send an issue back to a magistrate for further work. Magistrates are judicial employees who are not judges but who handle aspects of cases in the trial courts. Litigants may consent…
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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…