By Caitlin O Kane Alicia Garza on the origin of Black Lives Matter
A Colorado judge who was censured by the state s Supreme Court after being accused of using racist language with a coworker has resigned.
The Colorado Supreme Court said Arapahoe County District Court Judge Natalie T. Chase used the N-word multiple times with a coworker and was racially insensitive on many occasions, according to court documents recommending discipline for Chase and public censure from the Court.
The documents detail a 2020 incident in which Chase, a former law clerk and a Family Court Facilitator were driving back to work after attending an event in Pueblo, Colorado.
Colorado judge resigning after censure for racial slur
COLLEEN SLEVIN, Associated Press
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DENVER (AP) A Colorado judge will resign after being censured for repeatedly saying a racial slur in a conversation with a Black employee, expressing her views on racial justice while on the bench as well as using court employees to work on personal business.
The Colorado Supreme Court issued the censure for 18th Judicial District Judge Natalie T. Chase on Friday, endorsing the state judicial disciplinary commission s conclusions that Chase undermined confidence in the judiciary and violated a rule against showing bias or prejudice based on race or ethnicity.
Colorado judge used the n-word and proclaimed that all lives matter. Now she s resigning.
Jaclyn Peiser, The Washington Post
April 19, 2021
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Cloaked and seated on her bench, Colorado district judge Natalie T. Chase asked two Black court employees last May to explain the Black Lives Matter movement after overhearing them talk about protests in Denver over the death of George Floyd.
After hearing their explanation, Chase, who is White, said she thought the police involved in Floyd s death sound be investigated. But then she maintained that, in fact, all lives matter.
Colorado judge resigns after using N-word multiple times and using racially insensitive language By Caitlin O Kane Alicia Garza on the origin of Black Lives Matter
A Colorado judge who was censured by the state s Supreme Court after being accused of using racist language with a coworker has resigned.
The Colorado Supreme Court said Arapahoe County District Court Judge Natalie T. Chase used the N-word multiple times with a coworker and was racially insensitive on many occasions, according to court documents recommending discipline for Chase and public censure from the Court.
The documents detail a 2020 incident in which Chase, a former law clerk and a Family Court Facilitator were driving back to work after attending an event in Pueblo, Colorado.
Colorado Supreme Court justices accepted the resignation of Arapahoe County District Court Judge Natalie T. Chase in a Friday order for racist behavior, workplace misconduct and name-calling toward a fellow judge. You acknowledge that your use of the N-word does not promote public confidence in the judiciary and creates the appearance of impropriety, the court wrote to Chase in an unsigned decision. Although not directed at any person, saying the N-word has a significant negative effect on the public’s confidence in integrity of and respect for the judiciary.
Chase is a 2014 appointee of then-Gov. John Hickenlooper. She previously was a criminal defense, domestic relations and estate planning attorney. As a judge in the 18th Judicial District of Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties, she handles domestics relations cases.