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Amendment H was placed on the 2024 ballot by the state General Assembly.  It was an integral part of a package to reform Colorado's judicial discipline system.  The legislation arose out of a judicial corruptiuon scandal which took place between 2019 and 2023.
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Some reforms were implemented by way of amendments to state stautes. Other fixes required changes to the Colorado Constitution.  While still other reforms are being made by changes to the Rule for the Colorado Commission foe Judicial Discipline.  Here is what was changed by Amendment H.



 

  • Proposition H passed overwhelmingly at the November 4, 2024 general election.

  • 73% voters voted in favor of passage and amended Colorado Constitution, Art. VI, Sect. 23 amended process by which judges may be disciplined and removed.

  • Prop. H required re-writing of the rules for Colo. Comm. on Judicial Discipline.

  • Changes are currently being made to the rules governing how judges are disciplined.

  • We have a section below regarding the Rulemaking Committee and its progress. 

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Amendment H

  • Prop. H required re-writing of the Rules of the Colo. Comm. on Judicial Discipline.

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  • March 19, 2025 a rulemaking committee was established and announced the beginning of its rulemaking process.  

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  • On July 29, 2025 the Rulemaking Committee announced the first of its amended and new rules, i.e. Rules 3.6 (establishing a Code of Conduct for Adjudicative Board Members, 34 regarding Temporary Suspension),and 37(e) (regarding with Stipulated Resolution of Formal Proceedings). 

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  • On September 10, 2025 the Rulemaking Committee announced interim Rules 35 (Resolution of Informal Proceedings or Other Actions) and 36 (Resolution of Formal Proceedings)

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  • As is customary with the rulemaking process, notice was given that the committee would accept comments from the public about the proposed rule changes.

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  • As of the October 3, 2025 hearing on public comments the committee had received comments from at least two individuals.  

 

  • ​One comment came from David Dean Smith. Available at this link:​

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  • Another series of comments came from Christopher S.P. Gregory, Esq.

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  • Mr. Gregory’s comments, although received by the committee do not appear to have been included in the written record.  They are available below:

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  • His comments also relate to a Request for Evaluation he has previously made to the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline.

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  • Mr. Gregory is an attorney who formerly served as Executive Director of the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline.​​

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  • Mr. Gregory’s comments consist of a series of objections and requests.

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  • He states that the composition of the rulemaking committee itself is merely a perpetuation of a 6-year pattern of corruption within the Colorado Judicial Department which produced the Masias Contract Affair and Judicial Scandal of 2019-2023.

 

  • Specifically he calls for:

    • the formation of a conflict-free special adjudicative special tribunal;

    • an independent investigation by a special assistant attorney general;

    • a legislative referral to conflict-free counsel;

    • the dissolution the current rulemaking committee; and, 

    • that there be a comprehensive revision of the Rules for the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline.

Colorado media outlets urged voters to vote YES in favor of Amendment H. 

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