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Complaints about Colorado judges jump 25% amid effort to reform judicial discipline

Nearly all complaints are still dismissed without investigation, according to newly released annual report

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AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court Brian D. Boatright stands with Reps. Mike Lynch, left, James Coleman, second from left, and judicial escort John Putbrese as he prepares to deliver a speech about misconduct within the state’s Judicial Department to the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 4:  Shelly Bradbury - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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The Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline authorized formal disciplinary proceedings against judges in five cases in the last 18 months, which the agency says is more such proceedings than in the last 12 years combined — showing an uptick in serious, credible complaints against the state's judges.
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