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Anthony Navarro Appointed to Colorado Court of Appeals

October 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On Friday, October 12, 2012, Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Anthony Navarro of Denver to the Colorado Court of Appeals. His appointment will be effective November 3, 2012.

Since 2010, Mr. Navarro has served as the Supervisory Attorney and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Social Security Administration’s Office of General Counsel. Prior to this, he was Assistant Regional Counsel/Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Social Security Administration, and he also worked at Holland & Hart in the commercial litigation practice group.

Mr. Navarro will fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Hon. Robert Russel, whose resignation is effective November 3, 2012.

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Patrick Murphy Appointed as New Eleventh Judicial District Court Judge

September 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, September 12, 2012, Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Patrick Murphy to serve as a district court judge in the Eleventh Judicial District, which covers Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, and Park counties. Murphy will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Julie G. Marshall. His appointment is effective immediately.

Murphy currently serves as the head of the Colorado State Public Defender office in Salida. He has worked as a Public Defender in the Eleventh Judicial District for seventeen years.

Murphy earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his law degree from the University of Colorado College of Law.

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Ruth Acheson Appointed as New Mineral County Court Judge

August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On Thursday, August 30, 2012, Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Ruth Acheson to serve as a county court judge in the Twelfth Judicial District, which serves Mineral County. Acheson will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable F. Stennard Lentz, effective January 8, 2013.

Acheson currently is in private practice for the Law Office of Ruth M. Acheson, a position she has held since 2004. Her practice consists exclusively of child protective issues. Prior to starting her own firm, Acheson worked as a public defender in the Twelfth Judicial District for nearly twenty years.

Acheson earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado and her law degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

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Finalists Selected to Fill Judgeship on Mineral County Court

August 14, 2012 by 1 Comment

The Twelfth Judicial District Nominating Commission has nominated three candidates for a Mineral County Court judgeship created by the retirement of the Honorable F. Stannard Lentz on January 8, 2013.

The nominees for the bench are Ruth Acheson of unincorporated Mineral County, and Phillip Nicholson and Larry Woods, who are both from Creede. All were selected by the commission on August 13, 2012.

Under the Colorado Constitution, Governor Hickenlooper has until August 29 to appoint one of the nominees as County Court Judge for Mineral County.

Comments regarding any of the nominees may be sent via e-mail to the governor at judicial.appointments@state.co.us.

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2011 Judicial Branch Awards Received by 1st, 7th, 8th, 16th, 17th, and 18th Judicial Districts

June 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Several Judicial Branch Awards for 2011 were announced on Monday, June 11, 2012:

  • The 2011 Colorado Judicial Branch Team of the Year award went to the Eighth Judicial District Juvenile Probation Unit;
  • The 2011 Colorado Judicial Branch Manager of the Year award went to David Book, a probation supervisor in La Junta in the Sixteenth Judicial District;
  • The 2011 Colorado Judicial Branch Court Employee of the Year award went to Jenni Turnidge, managing court interpreter for the Eighteenth Judicial District;
  • The 2011 Colorado Judicial Branch State Court Administrator’s Office Employee of the Year award went to Emy López;
  • The 2011 Colorado Judicial Branch Judicial Officer of the Year award went to the Honorable Sandra K. Miller, Delta County Court Judge; and
  • The 2011 Colorado Judicial Branch Probation Employee of the Year award went to Judy Sanger, a probation officer who works with juveniles in the First Judicial District.

The Colorado Judicial Branch annually recognizes a handful of outstanding employees for exemplary work contributing to the high quality of service provided throughout the state’s twenty-two judicial districts.

Nominating the Juvenile Probation team were numerous professionals involved in juvenile justice and rehabilitation throughout the Eighth Judicial District, which serves Jackson and Larimer counties.

Members of the Eighth Judicial District Probation Team are Francesca Arruzza-Obrien, Lori Bragg, Denise Cosgrove, Moriah Eisert, Courtney Gailey, Paula Gates, Tom Harbaugh, Tonya Hertz, Lawrence Hollier, Dirk Kettlekamp, Jessica Link, Mandi Lozano, Scott Newbold, Trevor Quinlivan, Tracy Stromberg, Dixie Vogel, Gordon Walker, and Carol Wright.

Book was nominated for the award by Sixteenth Judicial District Chief Probation Officer Tobin Wright, Chief Judge Jon Kolomitz, other members of the probation department, and Joseph Carrica III, assistant executive director for the Southeast Behavioral Health Group.

Turnidge was nominated for the award by twenty-two district and county court judges and magistrates serving the Eighteenth Judicial District. The judicial officers nominated Turnidge because she exemplifies the dedication and devotion to the Judicial Branch to which all Judicial employees should aspire.

López was nominated for the award by Colleen Kent, managing court interpreter for the Seventeenth Judicial District.

Judge Miller was nominated for the award by Pamela Bliss, volunteer coordinator with Meth Free Delta County, and Seventh Judicial District Probation Officer Juan P. Gallegos.

Sanger was nominated for the award by several judges, a prosecutor, and others involved with the Jefferson County Mental Health Court, where she was the first supervising probation officer.

The Colorado Judicial Branch includes the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, as well as the state’s district and county trial courts.  The branch is also home to the Department of Probation Services, which employs more than 1,100 people including approximately 900 probation supervisors and officers.  The department’s officers are responsible for supervising more than 6,000 juvenile offenders and more than 54,000 adult offenders.

As of July 1, 2011, the Colorado Judicial Branch employed approximately 3,400 employees, which includes 374 justices, judges, and magistrates. In fiscal year 2011, the latest for which full statistics are available, there were 505,265 cases filed statewide at the County Court level, 246, 728 filed in District Court, 2,742 in the Court of Appeals and 1,387 in the Supreme Court.  There were an additional 956 cases filed in the Water Courts.

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Judge F. Stannard Lentz to Retire from Mineral County Court Bench

June 11, 2012 by 1 Comment

The Twelfth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet Monday, August 13, 2012 at the Mineral County Courthouse to interview and select nominees for appointment by Governor Hickenlooper to the office of County Judge for Mineral County. The vacancy will be created by the retirement of the Honorable F. Stannard Lentz on January 8, 2013.

Eligible applicants for appointment to fill the vacancy must be qualified electors of Mineral County and must have graduated high school or attained the equivalent of a high school education as indicated by the Department of Education. Applications must be received by Friday, July 20. The appointed county court judge will serve an initial provisional term of two years before facing a retention election. If retained in the general election, judges serve four-year terms.

Further information about applying for the vacancy is available here from the Colorado Judicial Branch.

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Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Arthur P. Roy to Retire

April 19, 2012 by 1 Comment

The Colorado Supreme Court Nominating Commission invites qualified attorneys to apply for a vacancy on the Colorado Court of Appeals that will be created by the retirement of the Honorable Arthur P. Roy, effective November 23, 2012. Judge Roy will reach the age of 72, which is the mandatory retirement age for judges under Art. VI, Section 23(1) of the Colorado Constitution, on November 23.  The Commission will meet on June 12 and 13 to interview and select nominees for appointment by Governor Hickenlooper to the Court of Appeals.

Judge Roy received his law degree from the University of Colorado in 1969. He served in city and district attorneys offices for much of his career until his appointment to the Colorado Court of Appeals in 1994. Judge Roy is also a veteran of the United States military.

Eligible applicants for appointment to fill the vacancy must be a qualified elector of the State of Colorado and must have been admitted to the practice of law in Colorado for five years. Applications must be received by Monday, May 14. The appointed Colorado Court of Appeals judge will serve an initial provisional term of two years and then until the second Tuesday in January following the next general election. If retained in the general election, judges serve eight-year terms.

Further information about applying for the vacancy is available here from the Colorado Judicial Branch.

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Judge Diana Barber to Retire from Montrose County Court Bench

April 17, 2012 by 1 Comment

The Seventh Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet May 23, 2012, at the Montrose County Justice Center, to interview and select nominees for appointment by Governor Hickenlooper to the office of associate county judge for Montrose County. The vacancy will be created by the retirement of the Honorable Diana Barber on April 30, 2012.

Pursuant to HB 12-1323, the qualifications for the Associate Montrose County Court have changed to require the judge to maintain his or her official residence in Montrose County (a class B county) and keep chambers in the portion of Montrose County included in the southwestern water conservation district. The chambers are currently in Nucla. The applicant must also be admitted to the practice of law in Colorado.

Applications are due by Friday, May 4. The appointed county court judge will serve an initial provisional term of two years before facing a retention election. Retained judges serve four-year terms.

Further information about applying for the vacancy is available here from the Colorado Judicial Branch.

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Governor Hickenlooper Announces Several Judicial Nominating Commission Appointments

April 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On Thursday, April 12, 2012, Governor John Hickenlooper announced several appointments to various Judicial Nominating Commissions. The appointments are to the Fourth, Ninth, Twelfth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commissions and the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission.

Colorado’s twenty-two judicial districts each have judicial district nominating commissions that select nominees for district and county judicial vacancies. Each district nominating commission is chaired by a justice of the Supreme Court, who is a non-voting member of the commission.

Commission members serve six-year terms. Non-lawyers, who are the majority of every nominating commission, are appointed by the governor. Lawyer members are appointed by joint action of the governor, attorney general, and chief justice.

The member appointed to the Fourth Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission for a term expiring December 31, 2017 is:

  • Kenneth Michael Valdez of Colorado Springs, to serve as a non-attorney and as a Republican from El Paso County.

The members appointed to the Ninth Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission for terms expiring December 31, 2017 are:

  • Sharon Merlene Day of Meeker, to serve as a non-attorney and as a Republican from Rio Blanco County.
  • Anna Smith of Meeker, to serve as a non-attorney and as a Republican from Rio Blanco County.
  • Julie Goldstein of Basalt, to serve as a non-attorney and as a Democrat from Pitkin County.

The member appointed to the Twelfth Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission for a term expiring December 31, 2017 is:

  • Kimberly A. Lookis of San Luis, to serve as a non-attorney and as a Democrat from Costilla County.

The member appointed to the Fourteenth Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission for a term expiring December 31, 2017 is:

  • Kelly Lee Weimer of Granby, to serve as a non-attorney and as a Republican from Grand County.

The members appointed to the Fifteenth Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission for terms expiring December 31, 2017 are:

  • Staci Faye Bishop of Springfield, to serve as a non-attorney and as a Republican from Baca County.
  • Linda Rae Lusk of Springfield, to serve as a non-attorney and as a Democrat from Baca County.
  • Christian Paul Tallman of Brandon, to serve as a non-attorney and as a Republican from Cheyenne County.

The member appointed to the Nineteenth Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission for a term expiring November 30, 2013 is:

  • Donna Sapienza of Greeley, to serve as a non-attorney and as a Democrat from Weld County.

The member appointed to the Twentieth Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission for a term expiring December 31, 2017 is:

  • Rex Thomas Moody of Longmont, to serve as a non-attorney and as an Unaffiliated from Boulder County.

The Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission recommends candidates to serve as judges for the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. The chief justice of the Supreme Court chairs the commission and is a non-voting member. This commission includes one citizen admitted to practice law in Colorado and one citizen not admitted to practice law residing in each of the state’s seven congressional districts, and one additional citizen not admitted to practice law in Colorado. The members appointed for terms expiring December 31, 2017:

  • Ann Elizabeth Hendrickson of Broomfield, to serve as a non-attorney and as a Republican from Broomfield County.
  • Olivia Mendoza of Lakewood, to serve as a non-attorney and as a Democrat from Jefferson County.

Click here to read the full announcement from the Governor’s Office.

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Finalists Selected to Fill Judgeship on Tenth Judicial District Court

April 4, 2012 by 1 Comment

The Tenth Judicial District Nominating Commission has nominated two candidates for a district court judgeship created by the retirement of Chief Judge C. Dennis Maes, effective June 1, 2012.

The nominees for the bench are William D. Alexander and Kimberly Jo Karn. Both candidates are from Pueblo and were selected by the commission on April 3.

Under the Colorado Constitution, Governor Hickenlooper has until April 19 to appoint one of the nominees to the position of District Court Judge for the Tenth Judicial District (Pueblo County).

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Judge James Klein to Retire from Twentieth Judicial District Bench

March 14, 2012 by 2 Comments

The Twentieth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet May 7, 2012 to interview and select nominees for appointment by Governor Hickenlooper to the office of District Judge for the Twentieth Judicial District (Boulder County).  The vacancy will be created by the retirement of the Honorable James C. Klein on June 30, 2012.

Judge Klein is a fourth generation Colorado native and has served on the Twentieth Judicial District bench since August 2005. From 1988-1991, Judge Klein was in private practice in Denver. In July 1991, Judge Klein joined the Colorado Attorney General’s office as an Assistant Attorney General where his practice focused primarily on workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance related matters. In 1994, Judge Klein was hired by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Workers’ Compensation to serve as a Prehearing Administrative Law Judge in its Dispute Resolution Unit. In September 2002, Judge Klein was hired by the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration to serve as an Administrative Law Judge in its Workers’ Compensation Unit.

Eligible applicants for appointment to fill the vacancy must be qualified electors of the Twentieth Judicial District and must be admitted to the practice of law in Colorado for five years. Applications must be received by Friday, April 13. The appointed district court judge will serve an initial provisional term of two years before facing a retention election. Retained judges serve six-year terms.

Further information about applying for the vacancy is available here from the Colorado Judicial Branch.

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Automatic Case Update RSS Notification Available from the Federal Courts

February 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment

According to the United States Courts website, many federal courts now provide automatic case notification through the use of RSS feeds, allowing the public to easily stay informed of newly docketed events.

To do so, anyone can subscribe to a court’s RSS feed, which is free and includes automatic notification of activity in individual cases the user selects.

The feed offers summarized text, such as the name of the document filed, with links to the document and docket report. Results may be sorted by date or case title.

Users must have an account with the judiciary’s Public Access to Court Electronic Documents (PACER) system, and log in to PACER to view the document or docket report linked to the RSS feed. There are many available RSS readers that offer the capability.

To learn which district, bankruptcy, and appellate courts have implemented RSS, visit the PACER website, and then click on the court’s RSS feed icon to display the feed.

Fees apply for electronic access to most documents. The current fee is eight cents per page, with a maximum charge of $2.40 per document. There is no fee for access to court opinions, and fees are waived for users who incur less than $10 of use in a quarterly billing cycle.

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