Colorado § 13-5-102 - First district.
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§ 13-5-102. First district.
(1) The first judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Gilpin and Jefferson.
(2) (a) The number of judges for the first judicial district shall be eleven.
(b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2004, the number of judges for the first judicial district shall be twelve.
(c) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2008, the number of judges for the first judicial district shall be thirteen.
(d) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (SB 11-028), ch. 21, p. 52, § 1, effective March 11, 2011.)
(e) Repealed.
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2012, the number of judges for the first judicial district shall be thirteen.
(g) Subject to available appropriations, effective January 1, 2020, the number of judges for the first judicial district is fourteen.
(3) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the district and county judges regularly assigned to Gilpin county may sit and maintain their official chambers at a single location anywhere within such county, and any related office may also be maintained at such location.
(b) As used in this subsection (3), "related office" includes but need not be limited to the offices of the sheriff, county clerk and recorder, county treasurer, clerk of district court, and clerk of county court.
Source: L. 64: p. 398, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-12-2. L. 75: (1) amended, p. 559, § 1, effective July 1; (2) amended, p. 557, § 1, effective July 1. L. 77: (2) amended, p. 781, § 1, effective July 1. L. 89, 1st Ex. Sess.: (2) amended, p. 16, § 1, effective January 1, 1991. L. 93: (3) added, p. 91, § 1, effective July 1. L. 99: (2) amended, p. 557, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1) and (2) amended, p. 141, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2) amended, p. 1525, § 1, effective May 31. L. 2011: (2) amended, (SB 11-028), ch. 21, p. 52, § 1, effective March 11. L. 2012: (2)(e) repealed and (2)(f) added, (HB 12-1073), ch. 11, p. 28, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2019: (2)(g) added, (SB 19-043), ch. 41, p. 140, § 1, effective March 21.
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