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The Judiciary of Colorado is established and authorized by Article VI of the Colorado Constitution as well as the law of Colorado.The various courts include the Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado district courts (for each of the 22 judicial districts), Colorado county courts (for each of Colorado's 64 counties), Colorado water courts, and municipal courts.
Colorado county courts are state trial courts of limited jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Colorado.. There is one county court in each of Colorado's 64 counties.The county courts hear civil cases with an amount in controversy not in excess of $25,000, [1] misdemeanors, traffic infractions, felony complaints (which may be sent to district court), protection orders, and small claims.
The salary and benefits of member staff are set by the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council. Each legislative office is allotted a total of $4,200 per year for staff expenses. Each member of the legislature may employ, at most, two staffers as state employees.
As of 2022, the pay for ALJ-3, including locality adjustments, ranges from $136,651.00 per year to $187,300.00 depending on the particular locality and advancement from rate A to F. [7] As of 2022, pay for ALJ-2 and ALJ-1 is capped at $187,300.00 based on salary compression caused by salary caps based on the Executive Schedule.
Commissioners appropriated $690,000 in the salary line item for the court’s 2024 budget while the figure the judges are asking for, which includes the changes made Thursday, is $768,065.
Colorado Court of Appeals [2] Colorado District Courts (22 judicial districts) [3] Colorado County Courts [4] Federal courts located in Colorado. United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (headquartered in Denver, having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming)
Appeals from the district court go to the intermediate appellate court, the Colorado Court of Appeals, and in some cases go directly to Colorado Supreme Court, which is the state supreme court. The lower Colorado county courts, which are courts of limited jurisdiction, handle civil cases under $15,000. Decisions from the county courts may be ...
Justices of the Colorado Supreme Court (1 C, 64 P) Pages in category "Colorado state court judges" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.