Tag:Chief Justice Brian Boatright
Features
Bill Addressing Remote Access Recently Signed by Gov. Polis June 7
A new law passed requiring criminal court proceedings conducted in open court to provide remote access to the public.
Briefs
Judge Julie Hoskins Named Chief Judge of the 19th Judicial District
Chief Justice Brian Boatright on Aug. 26 appointed Judge Julie Hoskins as chief judge of the 19th Judicial District, effective Oct. 1.
Briefs
Judge Christopher Baumann Named Chief Judge of the Denver District Court
Judge Christopher Baumann was named chief judge of the Denver District Court, effective Sept. 1.
Legislature
Bill to Create Independent Funds for Judicial Discipline Moves to House
A bill to create independent funding for Colorado’s committee on judicial discipline passed the state senate last week.
Courts
Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Opinions for Feb. 22
The Colorado Supreme Court abolished res gestae and concluded a bumpy Boulder sidewalk didn't pose an “unreasonable risk” to a pedestrian.
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court Abandons ‘Troublesome Relic’ of Common Law
The Colorado Supreme Court abandoned the res gestae doctrine, calling it a "troublesome relic from Colorado’s common law of evidence."
Briefs
Chief Justice Discusses Scandal Investigations, Judicial Discipline Commission Independence During Legislative Hearing
Lawmakers questioned Chief Justice Brian Boatright about investigations into judicial branch scandals during a hearing on Tuesday.
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court Considers Doing Away with “Things Done”
The justices of the Colorado Supreme Court returned, wearing masks, to the courtroom at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center on Sept. 14 for their first in-person oral arguments in more than a year. One of the cases they heard, Rojas v. People, raises the question of whether Colorado should abolish the res gestae doctrine.