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Encyclopedia > Colorado Supreme Court
Colorado Supreme Court
Court Details
Country: United States
Judge term length: 10 years
Elected: Appointed, then elected
Number of positions: 7
Website: Official site

Chief Justice
Currently: Mary Mullarkey

The Colorado Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Colorado. It consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. The supreme court functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be challenged, in some countries, provinces and states. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) English Demonym Coloradan Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area  Ranked 8th in the US  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth- or other countries with an Anglosaxon type of justice, such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme... Associate Justice or Puisne (pronounced puny) Justice is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice. ...

Contents

Powers and duties

Appellate jurisdiction

The Court principally handles certiorari petitions in cases decided on appeal by the Colorado Court of Appeals in appeals from courts of general jurisdiction, and from appellate decisions of courts of general jurisdiction in appeals from courts of inferior jurisdiction. In addition, the Colorado Supreme Court has jurisdiction over direct appeals in cases where a trial court finds a law unconstitutional, in death penalty cases, in water law cases, in certain election cases, in interlocutory appeals (i.e., appeals in the middle of a case) in certain matters of exceptional importance for which an ordinary appeal is not a sufficient remedy, and in certain other cases.[1] Certiorari (pronunciation: sər-sh(ē-)ə-ˈrer-ē, -ˈrär-ē, -ˈra-rē) is a legal term in Roman, English and American law referring to a type of writ seeking judicial review. ... In law, an appeal is a process for making a formal challenge to an official decision. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... Water laws are regulated individually by sovereign states. ... This article is about the political process. ...


Original jurisdiction and supervisory powers

The Colorado Supreme Court also has original jurisdiction over attorney discipline proceedings, over advisory questions presented by the state legislature or the state attorney general, and questions referred to it by the federal courts. Furthermore, the Colorado Supreme Court has general supervisory and budget authority over the judicial branch, the court rule making process, and the regulation of attorneys. Finally, the Colorado Supreme Court makes appointments to a number of boards and commissions, which often has the effect of providing a tie breaking member in situations where the other appointees are equally divided on partisan lines.


Current members and appointment process

The Justices are appointed by the Governor of Colorado to serve a term of ten years (after an initial two year term) from a list of three finalist candidates nominated by a Blue Ribbon Commission established by the state constitution.[2] At the end of each term, Justices face a retention election at which voters can choose to retain or not retain a Justice. If a Justice was not retained, the vacancy would be filled by the Governor like any other vacancy. No appellate judge has ever been not retained in this manner since the retention election system was put in place in 1966. The Justices are not partisan officials, although they are ultimately selected by a partisan elected official. The Governor of Colorado is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Colorado. ... This article should belong in one or more categories. ...


An effort to change this system of retaining judges by initiative was rejected by voters in 2006, in part due to a campaign against the initiative which had strong support from both Democratic and Republican members of the Colorado Bar Association.


The Chief Justice is selected by the Justices from amongst themselves. As of July 1, 2006, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is paid $125,656 per year, and Associate Supreme Court Justices are paid $122,972 per year.


The current Colorado Supreme Court's membership, and the date each Justice was appointed, is as follows:


Appointees of Governor Roy Romer (a Democrat): Roy R. Romer (born October 31, 1928 in Garden City, Kansas, United States) was the 39th governor of Colorado and served as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2001 to 2006. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic...

  • Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey (June 29, 1987)
  • Justice Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr. (April 18, 1996)
  • Justice Alex J. Martinez (September 12, 1996)
  • Justice Michael L. Bender (January 2, 1997)
  • Justice Nancy E. Rice (August 5, 1998)

Appointees of Governor Bill Owens (a Republican): This article is about the former Governor of Colorado. ... GOP redirects here. ...

  • Justice Nathan B. Coats (April 24, 2000)
  • Justice Allison Hartwell Eid (February 15, 2006)

Voting patterns

Decision making in cases before the Colorado Supreme Court is based upon individual legal issues and facts presented in the case and most cases are decided unanimously. But, Justices Eid and Coats tend to dissent more frequently than any of the other justices from decisions of the Court, often on "conservative" grounds, and together in a single opinion.[3] Justice Rice is the next most likely to cast a dissenting vote.[4] Since Justice Eid has joined the Court, Justice Hobbs has held the proverbial "swing vote" on the Court. She has dissented only once in 2007, as of July 19, 2007, less than any other Justice on the Colorado Supreme Court. [5]


The most recent appointee to the Court, Justice Eid, recuses herself from consideration of cases before the Court much more frequently than the other Justices, as of July 2007, because she represented the State in many of these cases in her position as Solicitor General of Colorado, prior to her appointment to the bench by former Governor Bill Owens. Her recusals are expected to grow less frequent once the cases she participated in work their way through the judicial process. Colorado Supreme Court cases often take two years or more to go from a filing of a petition for certiorari, to issuance of an opinion, and the solicitor general is involved in the process before a petition for certiorari is filed.


Court Building

While there is a chamber originally dedicated to the Colorado Supreme Court in the state capitol building, the Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado Court of Appeals have had their own building across the street from the state capitol for decades. As of July, 2007, Colorado, at the urging of the judicial branch, is in the process of considering a plan to demolish that building, along with the neighboring Colorado History Museum, and to replace those buildings with an enlarged new building to house the state's appellate courts.


The building is box-like structure raised off the ground by two square columns located on the east and west ends of the building. The only parts of the building actually on the ground level are the columns, which contain the entrances and elevators for the building.


The underside of the building has a mural depicting several notable figures, including Hammurabi, Moses and Martin Luther King. The figures represent persons who are believed to have made significant contributions to law and justice. Directly beneath the mural is a large window embedded into the ground that looks down into the underground law library. Persons in the library can look up onto the mural via the ground level glass window. For the computer game, see Hamurabi. ... Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ... “Martin Luther King” redirects here. ... Fordham Law School Library, also a Government Document Depository. ...


The courtroom itself is located on the fifth floor of the building (the ground level columns being the first floor). The entrance to the courtroom is two large brass colored metallic doors with a textured design on them. The courtroom is dimly lit with two stain glass windows depicting previous Supreme Court Justices. The well of the courtroom is circular, with a podium for counsel in the center. The podium is a circular column that resembles a container of lipstick that, unlike the rest of the courtroom, is well lit. It faces a semicircular bench with seats for seven justices. Behind the bench is a large drape from which the Justices enter the courtroom.


External links

  • Justices of the Colorado Supreme Court
  • Colorado Supreme Court is at coordinates 39°44′17″N 104°59′12″W / 39.738136, -104.986741 (Colorado Supreme Court)Coordinates: 39°44′17″N 104°59′12″W / 39.738136, -104.986741 (Colorado Supreme Court)


Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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