Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics' roundup of news from the third branch of government. When you unfold your ballot and start darkening circles, what do you do when you get to the judges? It's up to you whether to keep, or fire, the Colorado Court of Appeals judges who serve on the bench. The judicial retention system is a joke when all district court judges meet performance standards.
Colorado appellate judges appeared skeptical Thursday of Rudy Giuliani's bid to escape a defamation lawsuit by a former executive for. Colorado voters face judicial retention questions every two years. Against the list of often-unfamiliar names, there are ways to research. How to vote on judicial retention questions for Colorado Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals and more judges like Maria E. Berkenkotter.
Colorado voters will start receiving their ballots for the 2024 General Election on October 11, and there is a lot at stake this year. The three Colorado Supreme Court Justices and five Court of Appeals Judges for whom Weld County voters will vote also unanimously met. Colorado's second-highest court recently upheld the murder convictions of two defendants who claimed it was inappropriate that jurors were.