I was a juror on a case where she was the judge. He always found for the party represented by an attorney, even when its arguments were clearly wrong, illegal, even criminal. He should not be doing family law and ignores drs. Comments: Jefferson County Judge :Honorable Thomas Vance "I don't mean any slight to judges, but it gives me a higher level of compassion," Morrison said. The second a defendant walks into her courtroom, she views him as guilty and it shows! Colorado Legislators, CUT (Colorado Union of Taxpayers) file Amicus Brief opposing Fensters Folly frivolous anti-TABOR lawsuit, Judge Arp seems to not believe in nor understand child abuse, Additionally, I found Judge Arp extremely gender biased against women. Comments: District Judge :Honorable Stephen E. Howard, Jackson County Judge :Honorable Cindy Wilson. Let me state that again. Montezuma County Judge :Honorable JenniLynn Everett Lawrence, Judge Randall C. Arp, 1st Judicial District Judge Division: 9 is up for retention this year. McCarthy, Morrison,and Hahn also are backed by the Conservative Party, while Randall, Morrison, and Cianca have Working Families Party support. the mesa county court is corrupt!! Adams County Judge :Honorable Sabino E. Romano Adams County Judge :Honorable Robert S. Doyle White unsuccessfully ran for City Court in 2019, finishing third in a six-person contest for two open seats. Larimer County Judge :Honorable Peter E. Schoon Jr. NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT(Garfield,Pitkin,Rio Blanco Counties), District Judge :Honorable Denise K. Lynch Mesa countys judicial system is set up for criminals to get away with committing crimes repeatedly and to put fear into the innocent to plead out. In the end, he violated Colorados prohibition against attorney fees, effectively taking our familys home with an oppressive judgment, yet preventing us from be heard fairly in a trial. Weld County Judge :Honorable Charles S. Unfug, TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT(Boulder County), District Judge :Honorable Maria E. Berkenkotter, District Judge :Honorable Ingrid S. Bakke, District Judge :Honorable Patrick Butler. If it comes with a court order thats legally enforceable, you have a right to trial by jury (smaller cases would have a petit jury). Comments: (also, see below). In 2017, Cianca was awarded the Jeffrey Jacobs Award for Trial Advocacy, an honor named after the late Jeffrey Jacobs who worked for the Public Defender's Office for 20 years before dying of cancer. Judge Amico cannot continue as a prosecutor of families who are going through difficult custody disputes., The information posted about Judge Amico is outright false. Legislators and executives campaign explicitly on their political beliefs, and once elected they are expected to make decisions based on these beliefs. regarding Judge Karolyn Moore reappointment to County Judge in Boulder. County Commissioner. Comments: District Judge :Honorable J. Eric Elliff Hahn is now the lead prosecutor in the arrest of Timothy Williams, who was arrested last year and accused of the rape and fatal beating of 14-year-old Wendy Jerome on Thanksgiving Day of 1984. When I told people the judgment, they would laugh and ask, Well, Was your dog drinking?. "Really being able to overcome those odds," she said, provides her "a different perspective that judges, I believe, don't have.". Judge Rappaport handed down the egregiously biased, poorly reasoned ruling in the Douglas County School Choice Voucher Program case (her ruling was subsequently overturned by the Colorado Supreme Court). When the trial was over, she came and spoke to all the jurors to answer questions, give her us additional information. My intent in writing this article is to enhance the public record of, and further document, what I consider to be one of the greatest crimes in Colorado history. "You realize every single thing you do, every single thing you write, every single thing you say affects that perception," Randall said. "Generally the public is muchmore aware of what's going onin the criminaljustice system," Randall said. But Morrison will be on the Republican line in November, regardless of the primary outcome. That scares me, I am dealing with the same thing and go to court in two weeks. ", For more information on Judge Randall's campaign, visitreelectjudgerandall.com. They were concerned that Johns money would not last 5 years but here they were taking what they wanted first. [2] Elections 2014 See also: Colorado judicial elections, 2014 Ultimately my responsibility is to the person in front of me and nobody else. Before his election, Randall worked in the District Attorney' Office for 26 years as a prosecutor. She cares very much about children and families. Weld County Judge :Honorable Michele Meyer Adams County Judge :Honorable Byron Lynn Howell She actually laughed as she had my son taken away., Judge King allows his personal bias to rule his decisions; if he doesnt like you or your case you lose (no matter what the law says), Judge King wouldnt even read the law and the legal briefs before dismissing several cases, out of spite or just plain laziness. She was a political threat that needed to be taught a lesson and the judge took care of the dirty work by blatantly carrying out this injustice. LaBuda will write cut-throat orders with an air of sarcasm, adding insult to injury while she harms an innocent party. (It should be noted that this is the same judge that gave a defendant accused of two forcible rapes a bond of $7500 for which the defendant skipped jurisdiction after release.) Contact Mark Marrow Randall, Jefferson County Court Division G Mark Marrow Randall is a judge on the Jefferson County Court in Colorado. "You have to see the humanity in people appearing before you.". Required fields are marked *. Judge Smith was a Judge of the Fairfax County General District Court from November 19, 1987 until February 1, 2008. It's not so much an argument, McCarthy added, as an attempt to find a solution to a problem, to determine "what is the correct answer.". For instance Judge Arp accused me of being a poor communicator for not planning the birthday party my ex-husband held for our son at his house. The judge is often a focal point for a community's perception of the system, he said. Judge Arp said the angry emails were very clear in their meaning. The job is the same. The Judge awarded it to her. Obviously, we are in the process of appealing his injustice. Douglas County Judge :Honorable Monica J. Gomez Mark Randall - County Court Judge: More Information Division: G Phone: 720-772-2480 Fax: 720-772-2792 01DivisionG@judicial.state.co.us 100 Jefferson County Pkway Golden CO 80401 Directions/Map. Colorado would be much better off without him causing people harm.. How Far We Have Fallen as A Nation! So why are these counter intuitive and poorly researched theories considered believable by many United States family court judges and by many psychologists and social workers and who work in the family court systems? El Paso County Judge :Honorable Ann M. Rotolo Judge Arp seems to not believe in nor understand child abuse. CTBC has organized the comments received, by judicial district, as they have come in, as a community service to the hundreds of people who have called, E-mailed, Facebooked, or Tweeted asking for more information on their local judges as an alternative to the thoroughly discredited rubber-stamp retain recommendations purveyed by the Blue Book. Montrose County Judge :Honorable Julie J. Huffman Ive been able to see the injustice in the Larimer County Courts first hand. Please get him out of this division! Judge flynn is very bias to the DAs side and expresses his opion without knowing the complete facts openly during sentencing. However, Cianca finished a close fifth in a race for four judgeships and was the leading vote-getter among candidates who did not have the Republican line. CTBC takes no official position on any of the district and county court judges seeking retention this year, and only provides the information below as a resource to inform voters. When we turned to the district court for protection, Charles Pratt demonstrated substantial discrimination against us as a pro-se party. There are three open County Court seats, counting Randall's. Douglas County Judge :Honorable Susanna Meissner-Cutler, Elbert County Judge :Honorable Palmer L. Boyette, Lincoln County Judge :Honorable Truston Lee Fisher, NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT(Weld County), District Judge :Honorable Timothy G. Kerns During his term, he said, he has seen the importance of the role, and the impact the actions of a County Court judge and the criminal justice system hason individuals and communities,both with the accused and their family or the victims and their family. The fact that she had an affair with her intern shows she has no boundaries. I have never left a review on amazon let alone to do this but please remove this judge; he has destroyed one of the best fathers I have ever met. A court that has jurisdiction has exclusive jurisdiction (no appeal). District Judge :Honorable Paul A. She allowed Marcie McMinimee run the court room. He is one of the most thoughtful, patient and fair judges with whom I have had the pleasure of working. He headed the offices Violent Felony Division before his 2011 election. No Gunnison county court judges standing for retention. THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT . My sons not wanting to seen his father was placed on the false assumption of me being a parental alienator rather than on the true reason which was his fathers abuse. On February 2, 2008, Judge Smith was sworn in as a Judge of the Fairfax County Circuit Court. Comments: District Judge :Honorable Charles M. Pratt Still, Randall in his first election was a constant presence at public events that has been much tougher to do during a pandemic and he pulled off the win during a time much more favorable to GOP candidates. Please vote against this monster of a woman!!!!!. Comments: District Judge :Honorable Ann Gail Meinster Weld County Judge :Honorable Dana Nichols DEM Timothy Reitz. Judge Arp badgered the therapist and allowed my ex-husbands attorney to do the same. I encourage people to read her surveys and reviews and not just the comments made by this one group. This is clearly someone who takes issue with an adverse ruling she made. Arapahoe County Bar Member. The following justices and judges will appear on the 2014 general election ballot: Arizona Supreme Court: Scott Bales Robert Brutinel. In this article, I provide an example of the political and partisan role of the Colorado Supreme Court. I personally witnessed her violate a defendants constitutional right to face his accuser, play extremely fast and loose with the law, as well as her complete disregard of facts! District Judge :Honorable Robert L. McGahey Jr. "You realize every single thing you do, every single thing you write, every single thing you say affects that perception," Randall said. She revoked the bond of an individual on the basis of an allegation that he had contacted an alleged victim by note, despite the fact that the note had not been proven to have been written by the defendant (and eventually it was proven that the defendant had not written the note), again stated that she was ruling that he did write the note when the defense attorney objected to bond revocation as there was compelling evidence that the defendant did not write the note (which was non-threatening in nature, and evidence being that the defendant was with a police officer in another jurisdiction as a witness to a hit and run at approximately the same time the alleged victim reported having seen a male put the note on her car windshield) and set a bond of $225,000 based upon request of the alleged victims family. Also on the ballot in November, and competing in the June 22 primary for some third-party lines, are the two Republican candidates:Monroe County Assistant District Attorney Julie Hahn, and Chili Town Justice Marty McCarthy,the principal law clerk to state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Doyle. Kit Carson County Judge :Honorable Michael K. Grinnan We just found out that there is currently NO FUNDING for Status Conferences anymore (my husband was detained for traffic infractions and has been kidnapped for 26 days now.over TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS which are not even arrestable offenses) We will be filing a civil suit. DEM Denitra . In that capacity he is responsible for the operation of the Suffolk County trial courts, serving the needs of approximately 1.5 million citizens of Suffolk County. Arapahoe County Judge :Honorable Cheryl Rowles-Stokes My observation was she was fair, impartial and did not lead the jurors on in way or another. Comments: Arapahoe County Judge :Honorable Robert Charles Tobias While Judge Sierra is friendly outside of the courtroom, her bias toward the prosecution is extremely evident in the courtroom. That perspective has been largely lacking on the bench in Monroe County, she said. He was not required to take jurisdiction unless he had determined that the surety bond was sufficient, but he did take jurisdiction. Larimer County Judge :Honorable Thomas L. Lynch Pueblo County Judge :Honorable David L. Lobato, ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT(Chaffee,Custer,Fremont,Park Counties), District Judge :Honorable David M. Thorson, No Chaffee county court judges standing for retention. The Judge allowed hearsay evidence to be admitted into the court record and read to the jury and allowed the prosecution to allege two additional crimes that were unsupported by forensic evidence, Judge Moore received a split vote (6-4 to, Regarding Judge Karolyn Moore reappointment to County Judge in Boulder. His oral communications in court are clear and direct and he maintains control over his courtroom. It is apparent that she will take sides on cases with whom she has a personal relationship. REP Timothy Reitz . Hahn also prosecuted Sandra Arena, convicted of manslaughter for driving her car into a crowd outside a bar and killing one young man and injuring four others; Herman Bank, who was convicted of manslaughter for driving the wrong way on Interstate 590 while high on cocaineand killing two people in a crash; and Anthony Edwards, a parolee with a history of sex crimes who fatally beat and strangled a city woman. In my opinion Judge Wheeler should NOT be a family court judge!! Instead of being helpful they made it so hard. No county court judges standing for retention in Conejos, Mineral and SaguacheCounties. Rochester City Court Judge Caroline Morrison saidher years as ajudge, coupled with her life experience, would give her a valuable and unique perspective on the County Court bench. This was accomplished by the stealing of Lynnes son in one of the biggest miscarriages of justice ever witnessed in a family court. Honorable Mark M. Randall Retention Year: 2022 Recommendation: Meets Performance Standard Reports: 2022 Retention Survey Report 2021 Interim Survey Report The First Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance unanimously agrees by a vote of 10-0 that Judge Mark M. Randall MEETS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. and the public defenders are the worse. GRAWA's ratings are: Caroline Morrison, exceptionally well qualified; Julie Hahn, well qualified; Douglas Randall, well qualified; Martin McCarthy, qualified; and Julie Cianca, exceptionally well qualified. Morgan County Judge :Honorable Michael J. Schingle She does not deserve the words honorable next to her name. District Judge :Honorable Ted C. Tow III Comments: District Judge :Honorable Thomas Kelly Kane With the RBBA, candidatesare rated "highly qualified," "qualified"or "not qualified.". The Legislative Branch asked the Colorado Supreme Court to discard the contracts. Comments: Arp was a horrible judge. Judge Randall failed to notify jury members on the constitutionality of jury nullification. She is an insult to Boulder County., I urge voters to vote not to retain Judge Andrew Ross Macdonald. WARNER, Randall Superior . I believe the gravity and complexity of the situation lends itself to a bit more detail and education in order for the readers to make and informed decision. page. Here's why. Contact Gary Craig at gcraig@gannett.com or at 585-258-2479. What I have learned from my research is that the trend in the family courts is to split children 50/50 between parents regardless of the circumstances. Rio Blanco County Judge :Honorable Laurie Noble, District Judge :Honorable William David Alexander, Pueblo County Judge :Honorable Steven Bruce Fieldman. Comments: Jefferson County Judge :Honorable Susan L. Fisch Visit the following link for the complete article: http://coloradopols.com/diary/64487/the-colorado-supreme-court-politicians-in-black-robes-as-it-turns-out. Comments: District Judge :Honorable Tamara Russell When Douglas Randall ran for County Court a decade ago, the political dynamics were very different. I have no substance abuse problems or major mental illnesses. They do not review paperwork and they will always side with their buddies (other judges, attorneys) and they do not uphold the Constitution as is their sworn duty. Cianca unsuccessfully ran for state Supreme Court last year in an eight-county district that, while it includes Monroe County, has an overall heavy advantage for Republicans. I was an observer in a felony criminal trial that Judge Macdonald was presiding over and his bias toward the prosecution was outrageous. 8th Judicial District Court Judge Thomas French violated Colorado statute, court rules and procedures in December 2013 when he dismissed a civil lawsuit that was properly filed in Larimer County. Comments: Boulder County Judge :Honorable David Archuleta, Boulder County Judge :Honorable Noel E. Blum. "The law at its best should be codified common sense," McCarthy said. "It's one thing to work for a judge and one thing to be a judge," McCarthy said. Comments: One of exceedingly few judges appearing on the 2014 ballot who did not receive a rubber-stamp retain recommendation by the official judicial performance evaluation commission. All the negative comments about this judge are true. I think it's a testament to my reputation and what kind of judge I am. 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