Six Judicial District Chief Judges Appointed by Chief Justice Mullarkey

news Colorado Judicial Branch Mary J. Mullarkey, Chief Justice Gerald Marroney, State Court Administrator

Dec. 19, 2002

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Six judicial district chief judges appointed by Chief Justice Mullarkey

Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey has appointed six district judges to the position of chief judge in their respective districts. The appointments become effective Jan. 1, 2003. “As administrative head of the Judicial Branch, I depend on the chief judges to administer their own judicial districts and to help me formulate statewide policies for the courts,” says Mullarkey. “Colorado is fortunate to have so many capable and dedicated judges willing to take on the extra responsibilities of serving as chief judges.” The new chief judges are:  H. Jeffrey Bayless, Second Judicial District (Denver)  Claude W. Appel, Third Judicial District (Huerfano and Las Animas counties)  O. John Kuenhold, Twelfth Judicial District (Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande and Saguache counties)  Michael O’Hara, Fourteenth Judicial District (Grand, Moffat and Routt counties)  Stanley Brinkley, Fifteenth Judicial District (Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa and Prowers counties)  Roger A. Klein, Nineteenth Judicial District (Weld County) Colorado is divided into 22 judicial districts, each with a chief judge who serves as the administrative head of the district. The chief judge is responsible for appointing the district’s administrator, chief probation officer and clerks of the court to assist in the personnel, financial and case management of the district along with seeing that the business of the courts is conducted efficiently and effectively. Other responsibilities include judicial assignments within each county.

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