NCJ Number
55017
Date Published
1978
Length
102 pages
Annotation
COLORADO'S COURT SYSTEM IS PROFILED IN ONE OF A SERIES OF REPORTS PREPARED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ABA) STANDARDS ON COURT ORGANIZATION.
Abstract
THE REPORT, WHICH IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF COLORADO'S CONSTITUTION, LAWS, COURT RULES, ANNUAL COURT REPORTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANUALS, IS IN THREE PARTS: OVERVIEW, CHARTS, AND PROFILE. THE OVERVIEW SUMMARIZES INFORMATION ON COURT STRUCTURE (APPELLATE AND TRIAL COURTS), JUDGES (QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION, TERM OF OFFICE, DISCIPLINE, REMOVAL, COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT AGE, CONTINUING EDUCATION, PARAJUDICIAL OFFICERS), ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE (ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY STATE- AND COURT-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION, POLICYMAKING AND RULEMAKING AUTHORITY, NONJUDICIAL PERSONNEL), FINANCE AND BUDGET (FUNDING, FINES AND FEES, BUDGETING PROCEDURES), AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (RECORDKEEPING, STATISTICS, DATA PROCESSING). THE EXTENT TO WHICH EACH ASPECT OF THE COURT SYSTEM IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ABA STANDARDS IS NOTED. CHARTS DEPICT ROUTES OF APPEAL, ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE, JURISDICTIONS, AND SOURCES OF FUNDING. ELEVEN PROFILES PRESENT DETAILED INFORMATION ON EACH ASPECT OF COURT OPERATIONS COVERED IN THE OVERVIEW. KEYED TO THE PROFILES IS A CHART INDICATING THE DEGREE OF SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE COLORADO COURT SYSTEM AND EACH ABA STANDARD. SOURCE DOCUMENTS ARE LISTED. (LKM)