The
Colorado Judicial Institute is one of the only independent
and nonpartisan citizen’s groups in the nation
devoted to the excellence and independence of its
state courts. Established in 1979, CJI was originally
formed to preserve Colorado’s merit election
system for judges. Its mission has broadened to include
public education about the judiciary, support for
judicial education, recognition of judicial excellence,
and collaboration with the public, the legislature
and the judiciary to improve Colorado’s courts.
As
the Colorado courts take an increasing role in dealing with matters that
impact families, CJI has
engaged in activities designed to assist the courts in meeting the needs
of all family members.
CJI successfully supported legislation
to improve the representation of children before the courts.
CJI
has co-sponsored conferences designed to help all interested
parties better understand the impact of the judicial
system on families, including the January 2001 Family and Children's
Issues Conference.
CJI partners with judicial disctricts, research firms, community organizations and others to study and help establish specialty courts and innovative family treatment programs.
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Judicial Institute 2005. The Colorado Judicial Institute
is a 501(c)(3) organization.