“YOU BE THE JUDGE” CLE PROGRAM
RALPH CARR JUDICIAL CENTER
APRIL 22, 2019 2:00 - 5:00
(with reception to follow from 5:00 - 6:30)
Sponsored by the Center for Legal Inclusiveness and the Colorado Bar Association
Description of the event: In an effort to promote greater diversity on Colorado's state court and Denver County Court benches, CLI and CBA are co-sponsoring a CLE program about how to become a judge. Featuring justices, judges, lay and attorney nominating commission members, Denver's City Attorney, and the Governor's Legal Counsel - as well as a closing plenary session with Representative Leslie Herod - this program provides you an opportunity to learn more about why you might want to consider applying to become a judge and how you can successfully navigate the application process. After the CLE program, you are invited to join the speakers for a reception in the atrium at the Ralph Carr Judicial Center.
Cost: $25;
Opening plenary session (2:00 - 2:30) (1D tiered classroom across from Justice Java)
- Welcome by Justice Márquez and Chief Judge Bernard
- Panel session moderated by Karen Hester about why diversity on the bench matters
(K. Bronson, J. Melmed, G. Román)
- Overview of roundtables by Justice Márquez (5 minutes)
Roundtables (2:35 - 4:45) (1A, 1B, 1C training rooms east of security station on office building side) (rotate every 20 minutes with 2 minutes between each session)
- Why be a judge? (T. Fox, A. Martinez, D. Shockley)
- Realities of being a judge - pros and cons (W. Hood, G. Román)
- The written application (S. Stevenson, D. Toussaint)
- The nominating commission interview (M. Márquez, D. Ramos, B. Seo)
- On the short list, what next? (E. Anderson, J. Melmed, C. Samour)
- Applying for Denver County Court (K. Bronson, R. Hutson, G. Jackson, T. Spahn)
Closing plenary session (4:50 - 5:00) (1D tiered classroom across from Justice Java)
- Representative Leslie Herod
Reception (5:00 - 6:30) (atrium)
Speakers
Emily Anderson District Court Judge - 17th Judicial District (Adams)
Steve Bernard Chief Judge - Colorado Court of Appeals
Kristin Bronson Denver City Attorney
Jacki Cooper Melmed Governor's Legal Counsel
Terry Fox Judge - Colorado Court of Appeals
Leslie Herod Rep. for District 8 (Denver) - Colorado House of Representatives
Will Hood Justice - Colorado Supreme Court
Roger Hutson Member - Denver County Court Nominating Commission
Gary Jackson Judge - Denver County Court
Monica Márquez Justice - Colorado Supreme Court
Alex Martinez Justice (ret.) - Colorado Supreme Court
Daniel Ramos Member - Supreme Court Nominating Commission
Gil Román Deputy Chief Judge - Colorado Court of Appeals
Carlos Samour Justice - Colorado Supreme Court
Darryl Shockley District Court Judge - Second Judicial District (Denver)
Byeongsook Seo Member - Second Judicial Nominating Commission
Theresa Spahn Presiding Judge - Denver County Court
Shannon Stevenson Member - Supreme Court Nominating Commission
Don Toussaint Judge - Arapahoe County Court