Colorado Court of Appeals
Encyclopedia
The Colorado Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court
for the state
of Colorado
. It was established by statute by the Colorado General Assembly
under Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of Colorado.
over cases
from the Colorado District Courts, Denver Probate Court, and Denver Juvenile Court, as well as cases from various state agencies
.
, but is authorized to sit in any county seat
to hear cases. The court sends panels once a year to decide cases at the University of Colorado School of Law
and the Sturm College of Law
at the University of Denver
to allow law students to observe the appellate process.
Chief Judge Janice B. Davidson
Appellate court
An appellate court, commonly called an appeals court or court of appeals or appeal court , is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal...
for the state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. It was established by statute by the Colorado General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado.-Constitutional definition:The Colorado Constitution establishes a system of government based on the separation of powers doctrine with power divided among three "departments": executive, legislative and judicial...
under Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of Colorado.
Jurisdiction
The Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdictionAppellate jurisdiction
Appellate jurisdiction is the power of the Supreme Court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts. Most appellate jurisdiction is legislatively created, and may consist of appeals by leave of the appellate court or by right...
over cases
Legal case
A legal case is a dispute between opposing parties resolved by a court, or by some equivalent legal process. A legal case may be either civil or criminal...
from the Colorado District Courts, Denver Probate Court, and Denver Juvenile Court, as well as cases from various state agencies
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
.
Location
The court is based in DenverDenver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, but is authorized to sit in any county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
to hear cases. The court sends panels once a year to decide cases at the University of Colorado School of Law
University of Colorado School of Law
The University of Colorado Law School is one of the professional graduate schools within the University of Colorado System. It is a public law school, with more than 500 students attending and working toward a Juris Doctor or Master of Law. The Wolf Law Building Located in Boulder, Colorado, and...
and the Sturm College of Law
Sturm College of Law
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law is one of two law schools in the state of Colorado, and the only law school in the Denver metro area. Founded in 1892, the Sturm College of Law is one of the first in America's Mountain West...
at the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
to allow law students to observe the appellate process.
Judges
The Colorado Court of Appeals, located in Denver, has 22 judges as of April 2009. One is chief judge. The court sits in panels of three to hear cases. Assignments to these panels are made by the chief judge.Chief Judge Janice B. Davidson
- Judge Daniel M. Taubman
- Judge James S. Casebolt
- Judge Arthur P. Roy
- Judge John Daniel Dailey
- Judge John R. Webb
- Judge Dennis Graham
- Judge Russel Carparelli
- Judge Alan Loeb
- Judge Robert M. Russel
- Judge Robert D. Hawthorne
- Judge Gilbert M. Roman
- Judge David Furman
- Judge Steve Bernard
- Judge Diana Terry
- Judge Jerry N. Jones
- Judge Nancy J. Lichtenstein
- Judge Richard L. Gabriel
- Judge David J. Richman
- Judge Gale T. Miller
- Judge Laurie A. Booras
- Judge Maria Teresa "Terry" Fox