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Hon. Laura Findorff Appointed to County Court Bench in Fourth Judicial District

December 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On Thursday, December 20, 2012, Governor Hickenlooper announced the appointment of Hon. Laura Findorff to the El Paso County Court bench in the Fourth Judicial District. Judge Findorff will fill a vacancy created by the appointment of Hon. Marla Prudek to the district court bench in the Fourth Judicial District.

Hon. Laura Findorff currently works as a magistrate judge in the Eighteenth Judicial District. She moved to Colorado in 2000, and since then she has worked as an adjunct professor at Pikes Peak Community College, a law clerk at Gentry & Hastings, a senior editor at LexisNexis, of counsel to Haskins & Cyboron, and a legal research attorney in the Eighteenth Judicial District. Prior to moving to Colorado, she was in private practice in California.

Judge Findorff’s appointment is effective November 8, 2012.

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Finalists Selected for Judgeship on Fourth Judicial District Court Bench

December 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, December 11, 2012, the Fourth Judicial District Nominating Commission announced three nominees to fill a vacancy on the Fourth Judicial District Court bench. The vacancy will be created by the retirement of the Honorable Robert Crowder, effective January 31, 2013.

The three nominees are Robin Lynn Chittum, Regina Walter, and Gail Warkentin, all of Colorado Springs. The nominees were selected on Monday, December 10, 2012.

Under the Colorado Constitution, the governor has 15 days from December 10 to select one of the three nominees to fill the vacancy. Comments regarding the nominees may be sent to the governor via email at judicial.appointments@state.co.us. Contact information for the nominees can be found here.

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Finalists Selected for Judgeship in El Paso County Court

December 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On Monday, December 3, 2012, the Fourth Judicial District Nominating Commission announced its selection of three finalists to fill a vacancy on the El Paso County Court bench. The vacancy was created when Judge Marla Prudek was appointed to the District Court in the Fourth Judicial District, effective November 9, 2012.

The three nominees are Michael Feeney of Colorado Springs, Laura Findorff of Castle Rock, and Sheilagh McAteer of Colorado Springs. The nominees were selected on Friday, November 30, 2012.

Under the Colorado Constitution, the governor has 15 days from December 3, 2012 to appoint one of the nominees as El Paso County Court Judge. Comments regarding any of the nominees may be sent to the governor via email. Contact information for the nominees may be found here.

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Governor Hickenlooper Appoints Beth Lieberman to Fourth Judicial District Nominating Commission

November 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On Monday, November 26, 2012, Governor Hickenlooper announced his appointment of Beth Lieberman of Colorado Springs to the Fourth Judicial District Nominating Commission. She will serve as a Democrat and a non-attorney from El Paso County.

Each judicial district has a nominating commission comprised of three attorneys and four non-attorneys. No more than half of the members plus one may have the same political affiliation, and applicants must reside in the judicial district for which they seek appointment. Those who serve on the nominating commission do so as volunteers.

Ms. Lieberman’s appointment was occasioned by the retirement of Kenneth Valdez of Colorado Springs, and her term will expire December 31, 2017.

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Judge Marla Prudek Appointed to Fourth Judicial District Court; El Paso County Court Judgeship Now Vacant

November 14, 2012 by 1 Comment

The Honorable Marla Prudek was appointed to the Fourth Judicial District Court, effective November 9, 2012. Prior to her appointment, she had served as a County Court Judge in the Fourth Judicial District. Her appointment to the district court bench created a vacancy on the county court bench, and the Fourth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet on Friday, November 30, 2012 to interview and select nominees for appointment to the county court bench.

To be eligible for appointment, nominees must be qualified electors in El Paso County and must be admitted to the practice of law in Colorado. Application forms are available from the ex officio chair of the nominating commission, Justice Monica Marquez, and from the Office of the District Administrator. Applications are also available on the State Judicial website.

Applications must be filed no later than 4 p.m. on November 23, 2012. Any person wishing to suggest a nominee may submit a letter to any member of the nominating commission with a copy to the ex officio chair no later than 4 p.m. on Monday, November 19, 2012.

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Marla Prudek Appointed to Bench of Fourth Judicial District Court

November 8, 2012 by 2 Comments

On Wednesday, November 8, 2012, Governor Hickenlooper announced the appointment of Marla Prudek of Colorado Springs to the Fourth Judicial District Court bench, effective immediately.

Judge Prudek currently serves on the Fourth Judicial District County Court bench, where she hears civil, misdemeanor criminal, and traffic cases. She has been on the county court bench since 2009. Prior to her service as a judge, she was a partner at Gentry and Prudek, LLP,  in Colorado Springs, where she specialized in criminal defense.

Judge Prudek will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Hon. Kirk Samelson, whose retirement was effective October 8, 2012.

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Judge Robert Crowder to Resign from El Paso County Court Bench

October 30, 2012 by 2 Comments

The Fourth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet at the El Paso County Courthouse on Monday, December 10, 2012, to interview and select nominees for the judgeship to be created by the resignation of the Honorable Robert Crowder.

Eligible applicants for the appointment must be qualified electors of the Fourth Judicial District and must have been admitted to practice law in Colorado for five years. Applications must be submitted to the ex officio chair of the nominating commission by 4 p.m. on Monday, November 26, 2012. The appointed district court judge will serve a provisional term of two years before facing a retention election. If retained in the general election, judges serve additional six-year terms.

Further information about the vacancy is available from the Colorado State Judicial Branch.

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Finalists Selected for Judgeship in Fourth Judicial District

October 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, the Fourth Judicial District Nominating Commission announced the selection of three finalists to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Kirk Samelson, effective October 8, 2012.

The nominees for the bench are Michael A. Kirtland of Woodland Park, Marla Prudek of Colorado Springs, and Gail Warkentin of Colorado Springs. The nominees were selected by the commission on October 22, 2012.

Under the Colorado Constitution, the governor has 15 days from October 23, 2012 to appoint one of the nominees as District Court Judge for the Fourth Judicial District, which covers El Paso and Teller counties.

Comments about the nominees may be submitted to the governor via email at judicial.appointments@state.co.us. Contact information for the nominees can be found here.

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Pro Bono Opportunity: Fourth Judicial District Seeks Attorneys to Represent Indigent Parties

October 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, October 3, 2012, the Fourth Judicial District issued a Request for the Provision of Legal Services to Represent Indigent Parties in Child Support Contempt Problem Solving Court (Responsible Parent Program). The goal of the Responsible Parent Program is to assist a child support obligor in overcoming barriers to paying child support and to develop payment plans for support in arrears.

Attorneys selected for this program will be paid by the Judicial Department pursuant to Chief Justice Directive 04-04. Qualified attorneys are those who have been actively licensed in Colorado for five years, preferably with significant experience in domestic relations; maintain professional liability insurance; have adequate staff to support the representation; agree to represent the obligor until the contempt is resolved; are available for weekly meetings; and agree to attend training.

More information and directions for application may be found here.

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HB 12-1329: Public Trustee in Certain Counties to Cease Being Appointed by Governor and Instead County Treasurer to Be Public Trustee for Those Counties

April 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On March 21, 2012, Rep. Ray Scott introduced HB 12-1329 – Concerning the County Treasurer Becoming the Public Trustee in Certain Counties Where the Public Trustee is Currently Appointed by the Governor. This summary is published here courtesy of the Colorado Bar Association’s e-Legislative Report.

Currently, the 11 counties designated as counties of the first or second class for purposes of the public trustee law have a public trustee who is appointed by the governor. In counties of the third class, the county treasurer serves as the public trustee. On January 1, 2013, certain counties of the second class change to counties of the third class. In such counties, the term of the public trustee appointed by the governor expires on December 31, 2012, and the county treasurer of the county becomes the public trustee on January 1, 2013. Under the bill, certain counties shall no longer have a separate office of the public trustee with the trustee appointed by the governor. The bill is assigned to the Local Government Committee; the bill is scheduled for committee review on Monday, April 16 at 1:30 p.m.

Since this summary, the House Committee on Local Government laid over the bill unamended–their amendments failed.

Summaries of other featured bills can be found here.

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