Chief Justice Boatright recorded this episode on January 21, 2021. During this podcast the discussion focuses on the process the Supreme Court followed to select Justice Boatright to serve as next Chief Justice, to move to shorter rotational terms for the Office of Chief Justice and selecting Justice Monica Marquez to serve as the next Chief Justice We also discuss Justice Boatright’s appreciation for all staff and personnel, experience as a trial court judge, and his approach to handling the challenges facing the Colorado Courts and Probation due to Covid-19 pandemic and related budget shortfalls.
0:00 Opening
8:00 Helping Trial Courts and Probation After Budget Cuts
10:30 Motivation to Serve During Recovery
14:00 Continuation of Operations Orders and Local Control
18:00 Supreme Court and Chief Justice Rotations
23:00 Process for Selecting Chief Justice
27:30 Lessons of Pandemic
35:30 Take Aways for Taking Action
36:30 Getting to Know the Guest