Colorado § 13-5-201 - District court magistrates.

§ 13-5-201. District court magistrates.

(1) District court magistrates may be appointed, subject to available appropriations, pursuant to section 13-3-105, if approved by the chief justice of the supreme court.

(2) A district court magistrate shall be a qualified attorney-at-law admitted to practice in this state and in good standing. Nothing in this part 2 shall affect the qualifications of water referees appointed pursuant to section 37-92-203 (6), C.R.S.

(2.5) District court magistrates shall have the power to solemnize marriages pursuant to the procedures in section 14-2-109, C.R.S.

(3) District court magistrates may hear such matters as are determined by rule of the supreme court, subject to the provision that no magistrate may preside in any trial by jury.

(3.5) District court magistrates shall have the power to preside over matters specified in section 13-17.5-105.

(4) For purposes of this part 2, the Denver probate court shall be regarded as a district court.

Source: L. 83: Entire part added, p. 600, § 1, effective May 20. L. 89: (2.5) added, p. 781, § 2, effective April 4. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 354, § 2, effective April 9. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1774, § 30, effective June 6. L. 95: (3.5) added, p. 480, § 2, effective July 1.

Cross references: For magistrates in the small claims division of county courts, see § 13-6-405; for magistrates in county courts, see part 5 of article 6 of this title.

ANNOTATION

A district court magistrate must receive the consent of a party to have the authority to hear a habeas corpus case. Medina v. Williams, 2021 CO 24, 484 P.3d 709.

PART 3

FAMILY LAW MAGISTRATES

13-5-301 to 13-5-305. (Repealed)

Source: L. 2004: Entire part repealed, p. 224, § 1, effective July 1.

Editor's note: This part 3 was added in 1985. For amendments to this part 3 prior to its repeal in 2004, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.

13-5.3 ARTICLE 5.3

Commission on Judicial Discipline

13-5.3-101. Definitions.

13-5.3-102. Commission on judicial discipline - powers and duties.

13-5.3-103. Office of judicial discipline - created - executive director - duties - oversight.

13-5.3-104. Commission on judicial discipline special cash fund - acceptance of federal funds - general appropriations - repeal.

13-5.3-105. Information-sharing with judicial oversight entities - legislative declaration.

13-5.3-106. Information-sharing within the judicial department - legislative declaration.

13-5.3-107. Rule-making.

13-5.3-108. Reporting requirements - "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" report - annual report.

13-5.3-109. Representation by attorney general.

13-5.3-110. Legislative interim committee on judicial discipline - creation. (Repealed)

13-5.3-111. Requests for evaluation - manner - confidential requests.

13-5.3-112. Complainant notification - point of contact.

13-5.3-113. Judicial discipline adjudicative board - administrative support.