Title 13, Courts and Court Procedure
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-101 Establishment
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There is hereby created the court of appeals, pursuant to section 1 of article VI of the state constitution. The court of appeals shall be a court of record. Judges of the court of appeals may serve in any state court with full authority as provided by law, when called upon to do…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-102 Jurisdiction
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(1) Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the court of appeals shall have initial jurisdiction over appeals from final judgments of, and interlocutory appeals of certified questions of law in civil cases pursuant to section 13-4-102.1 from, the district courts, th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-102.1 Interlocutory appeals of determinations of questions of law in civil cases
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(1) The court of appeals, under rules promulgated by the Colorado supreme court, may permit an interlocutory appeal of a certified question of law in a civil matter from a district court or the probate court of the city and county of Denver if: (a) The trial court certifies that …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-102.2 Interlocutory appeals of motions to dismiss actions involving constitutional rights
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The court of appeals has initial jurisdiction over appeals from motions to dismiss actions involving constitutional rights pursuant to section 13-20-1101.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-103 Number of judges - qualifications
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(1) The number of judges of the court of appeals shall be sixteen. Effective July 1, 2006, the number of judges of the court of appeals shall be nineteen. Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2008, the number of judges of the court of appeals shall be twenty-two…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-104 Term of office - selection
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(1) The term of office for a judge of the court of appeals is eight years. (2) Judicial appointments to the court of appeals shall be made pursuant to section 20 of article VI of the state constitution. Source: L. 69: p. 266, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-21-4. L. 72: p. 592, � 65.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-104.5 Temporary judicial duties
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Whenever the chief justice of the supreme court deems assignment of a judge necessary to the prompt disposition of judicial business, the chief justice may assign any judge of the court of appeals, or any retired judge of the court of appeals who consents, to temporarily perform …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-105 Chief judge
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The chief justice of the supreme court shall appoint a judge of the court of appeals to serve as chief judge at the pleasure of the chief justice. The chief judge shall exercise such administrative powers as may be delegated to him by the chief justice. Source: L. 69: p. 266, � 1…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-106 Divisions
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(1) The court of appeals shall sit in divisions of three judges each to hear and determine all matters before the court. (2) The chief judge, with the approval of the chief justice, shall assign judges to each division. Such assignments shall be changed from time to time as deter…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-107 Place of court
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The court of appeals shall be located in the city and county of Denver, but any division of the court of appeals may sit in any county seat for the purpose of hearing oral argument in cases before the division. Source: L. 69: p. 266, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-21-7.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-108 Supreme court review
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(1) Before application may be made for writ of certiorari, as provided in this section, application shall be made to the court of appeals for a rehearing if required by supreme court rule. (2) Within twenty-eight days after a rehearing has been refused by the court of appeals, an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-109 Certification of cases to the supreme court
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(1) The court of appeals, prior to final determination, may certify any case before it to the supreme court for its review and final determination, if the court of appeals finds: (a) The subject matter of the appeal has significant public interest; (b) The case involves legal pri…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-110 Determination of jurisdiction - transfer of cases
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(1) (a) When a party in interest alleges, or the court is of the opinion, that a case before the court of appeals is not properly within the jurisdiction of the court of appeals, the court of appeals shall refer the case to the supreme court. The supreme court shall decide the qu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-111 Employees - compensation
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(1) Subject to the rules and regulations of the supreme court, the court of appeals shall appoint a clerk, a reporter of decisions, deputy clerks, and such other assistants as may be necessary. (2) Each judge of the court of appeals may appoint a law clerk who shall be learned in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-112 Fees of the clerk of court of appeals - equal justice fee collection
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(1) (a) Within the time allowed or fixed for transmission of the record, the appellant shall pay to the clerk of the court of appeals a docket fee of two hundred twenty-three dollars. (b) The docket fee for the appellee shall be one hundred forty-eight dollars to be paid upon the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-113 Publication of decisions
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(1) Repealed. (2) Those court of appeals opinions to be published in full shall be selected as prescribed by supreme court rule. Source: L. 69: p. 268, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-21-13. L. 74: (1) repealed, p. 236, � 4, effective July 1. Cross references: For the duty of reporter to …