How do we hold judges accountable?

What mechanisms for accountability are available?

Can we do a better job of holding our judges accountable?

The recent Masias Contract scandal (2019-2023) exposed Colorado's judicial system to scrutiny - and revealed flaws. Our haphazard efforts at accountability encountered dogged resistance from an entrenched bureaucracy that resisted.

Colorado Supreme Court Justice Hart told an audience, "Hold us accountable."  But are the judges being held accountable?  As you read through the examples in press reports of cases that the judiciary obstructed, the victims that were re-victimized by the judiciary, those that lost their jobs or were threatened, ask yourself if you can find any reports of someone in the judiciary being held accountable for this obstruction or this abuse of regular people trying to do the right thing. 

At the same time, the scandal provided an opportunity to learn how our judicial administration operates and lessons for future scandals.

Here is an analysis of accountability for this scandal and the investigation: