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The Denver Juvenile Court resides in Colorado. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1][2]

“ (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction in proceedings:


(a) Concerning any child committing a delinquent act, as defined in section 19-2.5-102; (b) Concerning any child who is neglected or dependent, as set forth in section 19-3-102; (c) To determine the legal custody of any child or to appoint a guardian of the person or legal custodian of any child who comes within the juvenile court's jurisdiction under provisions of this section, and may also enter findings and orders as described in section 14-10-123 (1.5) and section 15-14-204 (2.5); (d) To terminate the legal parent-child relationship; (e) For the issuance of orders of support under article 6 of this title; (f) To determine the parentage of a child and to make an order of support in connection therewith; (g) For the adoption of a person of any age; (h) For judicial consent to the marriage, employment, or enlistment of a child, when such consent is required by law; (i) For the treatment or commitment pursuant to article 23 of title 17 and part 2 of article 10 of title 25.5 of a child who has a behavioral or mental health disorder or an intellectual and developmental disability and who comes within the court's jurisdiction under other provisions of this section; (j) Under the interstate compact on juveniles, part 7 of article 60 of title 24, C.R.S.; (k) To make a determination concerning a petition filed pursuant to the "School Attendance Law of 1963", article 33 of title 22, C.R.S., and to enforce any lawful order of court made thereunder; (l) To make a determination concerning a petition for review of need for placement in accordance with the provisions of section 19-1-115(8); (m) To decide the appeal of any child found to be in contempt of a municipal court located within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, if confinement of the child is ordered by the municipal court; (n) Concerning any youth who is voluntarily participating in the foster youth in transition program established in section 19-7-303.[3]

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Judges


Office Name Party Date assumed office
Denver Juvenile Court Laurie Clark Nonpartisan
Denver Juvenile Court David Brett Woods Nonpartisan
Denver Juvenile Court Vacant


Elections

Colorado is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Colorado, click here.

Selection method

See also: Judicial selection in the states
See also: Assisted appointment

The Denver Juvenile Court is the only youth-oriented court in the state. It only handles matters pertaining to minors. Juvenile court judges are selected in the same manner as district court judges in the state.[4]

There are 164 judges on the Colorado District Courts, each appointed by the governor from a list of names compiled by a nominating commission. Initial terms last at least two years, after which judges must stand for retention in a yes-no election. Subsequent terms last six years.[5]

The court's chief judge is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve indefinitely.[5]

Qualifications
To serve on the district court, a judge must be:[5]

  • a qualified elector in the district;
  • licensed to practice law in state for five years; and
  • under the age of 72 (retirement by 72 is mandatory).

Judicial elections in Colorado

See also: Colorado judicial elections

Colorado is one of six states that use retention elections to determine whether judges should remain on the bench without using another type of election as an initial selection method. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

Retention election

Judges in Colorado stand for retention at the end of each term. These elections are held during the November general election in even-numbered years. In retention elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the justice in office for another term.

See also



External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "Section 13-8-103 - Jurisdiction," accessed May 10, 2023
  2. ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "Section 19-1-104 - [Effective Until day following expiration of 90-day period after final adjournment Jurisdiction," accessed May 10, 2023]
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Colorado Judicial Branch, "Denver Juvenile Court - 2nd/24th Colorado Judicial District ," accessed May 1, 2023
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Colorado," archived October 2, 2014

Colorado courts

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Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Colorado • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Colorado

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Colorado Supreme Court • Colorado Court of Appeals • Colorado District Courts • Colorado County Courts • Denver Probate Court • Denver Juvenile Court • Colorado Municipal Courts • Colorado Water Courts

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Courts in Colorado • Colorado judicial elections • Judicial selection in Colorado


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