Tag:Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline

This is the first time the commission has recommended sanctions for a Supreme Court justice since it was created in 1963.

The annual report offers a rare glimpse behind the curtain of the body responsible for investigating claims of judicial misconduct.

Judge Mark Thompson has been suspended from his judicial duties for 30 days without pay and has been publicly censured by the Colorado Supreme Court.

The presiding disciplinary judge suspended Judge Mark Thompson as a Colorado-licensed lawyer for six months after an incident last year.

Lawmakers questioned Chief Justice Brian Boatright about investigations into judicial branch scandals during a hearing on Tuesday.

Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court adopted rule changes for members and staff of the state’s judicial discipline commission.

The Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline on Aug. 3 released its annual report detailing disciplinary actions taken against Colorado judges and the number and nature of judicial misconduct complaints it received in 2020.

Reports of misconduct have brought attention to the role of the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline