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2011 Judicial Excellence for Colorado Dinner Keynote Speaker Jeffrey Toobin |
The Ninth Annual Judicial Excellence for Colorado Dinner: Speaker, Award Winners Announced
Presented by the Colorado Judicial Institute
CJI is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Toobin, one of the country’s most esteemed experts on the intersection of politics, media and the law, will be the keynote speaker for the 2011 Judicial Excellence for Colorado Dinner. Toobin, CNN’s senior legal analyst, staff writer for The New Yorker and author, is best known for his comprehensive analysis of some of the highest profile cases - the O. J. Simpson murder trial, Kenneth Starr’s investigation and the impeachment of President Clinton, Florida’s recount of the 2000 presidential election, and Martha Stewart’s trial. In 2000, Toobin received an Emmy for his coverage of the Elian Gonzales custody saga. Toobin is also an accomplished author. His most recent book is The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court.
CJI will present the 2011 Judicial Excellence Awards to: District Court Chief Judge O. John Kuenhold (12th Judicial District), District Court Presiding Judge C. Jean Stewart (Denver Probate Court), County Court Judge Christine Carney (Larimer County), and Magistrate Stephanie Rubinstein (Mesa County). Judicial Excellence Award honorees all display innovation, efficiency, and dedication to the law and highly respected members of the Colorado Bar.
The Judicial Excellence Dinner provides significant funding for the Judicial Education Fund held at the Denver Foundation. The Fund provides grants to Justices, judges, magistrates and full time judicial department personnel to attend educational courses. The Ed Fund is one of a dwindling number of options for judicial professionals to pay for continuing education.
Event Details
When: Tuesday, November 1st
Where: Denver Marriott City Center (Map)
1701 California Street, Denver
Time: 6:00 pm Cocktail Hour
7:00 pm Dinner Program
Dress: Business
Know Your Judge Voter Education PSA – Not Campaigning, Judge Rules
The Colorado Judicial Institute (CJI) and its partners in a 2010 voter education effort called "Know Your Judge" have prevailed in a legal challenge filed by Matt Arnold of Clear the Bench Colorado (CTBC).
Shortly before the November 2010 election, Mr. Arnold filed a complaint against CJI, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, the Colorado Bar Association, and the League of Women Voters of Colorado alleging a violation of campaign laws when they partnered to produce a PSA and website that urged voters not to skip judges on their ballots. The website and PSA provided voters with the information necessary to review judicial performance evaluation information compiled for voters by the statutorily-created Colorado Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission. Administrative Law Judge Judith F. Schulman, on Tuesday, March 8th, granted the Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, dismissing Arnold’s complaint against the "Know Your Judge" partners.
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Public Education Program OUR COURTS Wins National Honor
The Our Courts public education program, a joint program of the Colorado Bar Association and CJI, has been awarded the American Bar Association's 2010 Burnham "Hod" Greeley Award.
The award recognizes extraordinary outreach efforts that show the public the need for a fair and impartial judiciary. Judges evaluated the nominations for significant, positive impacts on public understanding of the role of the judiciary in a democratic society and for ability to convey the importance of the judiciary’s role in the rule of law. The award is named in honor of the late Hawaii attorney Burnham “Hod” Greeley, a dedicated ABA leader who was committed to promoting public trust and confidence in our justice system.
The award was presented at the ABA annual mid-year meeting in Orlando, Florida.
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