A Colorado judge who was recently censored by the state s Supreme Court amid accusations of racist language has now resigned.
According to CBS News, documents compiled by the Colorado Supreme Court include details about Arapahoe County District Court Judge Natalie T. Chase s racially insensitive conversation with a co-worker. The conversation allegedly took place back in 2020 as Chase, a Family Court Facilitator, and a former law clerk were driving back home from Pueblo, Colo., after attending an event. Judge Chase is white and the Family Court Facilitator is Black, the documents read. On the way back from Pueblo, Judge Chase asked the Family Court Facilitator questions about why Black people can use the N-word but not white people, and whether it was different if the N-word is said with an er or an a at the end of the word.
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A Colorado judge has accepted a public censure and agreed to resign after she acknowledged using the N-word in a conversation with court employees and offering her opinions on racial justice issues while wearing her robe.
Judge Natalie T. Chase of Arapahoe County, Colorado, is white, according to the April 16 order by the Colorado Supreme Court that imposed the public censure.
According to stipulated facts cited by the court, Chase used the full N-word a number of times when she asked two court employees why Black people can use the word but not white people. She also asked whether it was different if the N-word is said with an “er” or an “a” at the end.
Colorado Judge Resigns After Using N-Word Multiple Times, Using Racially Insensitive Language
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.
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Judge Natalie Chase was censured by the Colorado Supreme Court for exhibiting inappropriate work behavior, including use of the N-word.
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The Denver Post, a judge in Colorado’s largest judicial district will resign. It was reported that the Colorado Supreme Court on Friday censured 18th Judicial District Court Judge Natalie Chase for using a racial slur, employing derogatory language to speak about another judge, and espousing opinions about racial justice from the bench, and directing court employees to work on her personal business.
A six-page order was provided as a part of the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline’s investigation of various incidents. It revealed that in late January or early February 2020, Chase had court employees in her car to and from Pueblo, Colorado, after attending an event. Upon returning from Pueblo, Judge Chase, who is white, asked the Black Family Court Facilitator why Black people can use the N-word but not white people. T
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