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Colorado's Public Defenders Launch Union Drive

Most lawyers, paralegals, investigators, social workers and administrative staff will be included. But there's a catch: under Colorado law, employees in the state’s judicial system are not authorized to unionize. ....

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Eagle County courts facing backlog of jury trials

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Courts in Colorado’s 5th Judicial District have continued to operate throughout the coronavirus pandemic. They are, however, bracing for a backlog of jury trials now scheduled for this spring and summer a situation courts around the state are facing.
As many as 130 trials are now scheduled for the months of March to June in the county and district courts in Clear Creek, Eagle, Lake and Summit counties that make up the 5th Judicial District. That total includes everything from traffic and civil cases to misdemeanor and felony criminal cases.
“This is basically a year’s worth of trials that are probably built up and being squeezed into three months,” District Court Judge Paul R. Dunkelman said. ....

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