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Chief Justice Brian Boatright: Colorado Supreme Court: Office of the Chief Justice

Episode Summary

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.

Episode Notes

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