An Arapahoe County mother of three has been incarcerated for more than nine months due to a “series of confusing and unconstitutional orders” that barred the woman from discussing with
By Victor Omondi
Colorado District Judge Natalie Chase stepped down after she admitted to having used a racial slur in front of court employees, and made inappropriate comments about Black people. The judge was also reported to have been asking other employees to do her personal tasks during work hours.
Chase handed her resignation letter on Friday and agreed to officially be off-work on May 31st, 45 days later. She apparently didn’t deny or dispute any accusations indicated in the court order. The judge was censured on Friday by the Colorado Supreme Court after serious allegations stemming from an investigation by The Denver Post were made against her.
Colorado Judge Resigns After Using N-Word Multiple Times
She also questioned why it was socially acceptable for Black people to use the word but not white people.
Published 15 hours ago
Written by Paul Meara
A Colorado judge is resigning after she was censured by the state’s Supreme Court for using racist language with a coworker.
Arapahoe County District Court Judge
Natalie T. Chase was accused of using the N-word multiple times with a coworker and was racially insensitive on numerous occasions, court documents for discipline and censure revealed.
The Colorado Supreme Court detailed a 2020 incident in which Chase, a former law clerk and a Family Court Facilitator, was headed to work after attending an event in Pueblo. While driving back, Chase questioned why it was socially acceptable for Black people to use the word but not white people.
By Neil Vigdor
Published April 19, 2021
A Colorado judge has agreed to resign after the state Supreme Court censured her for repeatedly using a racial slur and making insensitive comments to Black judicial employees regarding police brutality and systemic racism.
Judge Chase, 43, who was based in Arapahoe County outside Denver, was appointed to the District Court in 2014 by Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat who is now a U.S. senator.
The Colorado Supreme Court said that Judge Chase, who is white, had violated the duties of her office during a series of exchanges last year with Black judicial employees, which she had acknowledged had taken place.
Updated: 11:21 AM PDT, April 21, 2021
Judge Natalie T. Chase agreed to step down after the Colorado Supreme Court censured her last Friday for violating her duties of the office.
A Colorado judge had agreed to step down this week from her role after she admitted to repeatedly using racial slurs, saying all lives matter, and expressing her opinion on racial issues and police brutality. Judge Natalie T. Chase, 43, who was based in Arapahoe County outside Denver, resigned after the Colorado Supreme Court censured her last Friday for violating her duties of the office.
She was appointed to the District Court in 2014 by Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat who is now a U.S. senator, the New York Times reported.