Colorado State Judicial Branch - Supreme Court - Committees

In October of 2002, Chief Justice Mullarkey established the Standing Committee on Family Issues pursuant to a recommendation by the Commission on Families in the Colorado Courts (see below). The initial charge of this standing committee was to implement the recommendations of the Commission on Families and to monitor and continue to improve the ways in which Colorado courts serve families. Justice Allison Eid is the Supreme Court liaison to the Standing Committee on Family Issues.

Committee Roster

Judges	Attorneys
Justice Allison Eid	Deb Adams
Judge Karen Ashby	Fran Fontana
Judge Karen Metzger	Steve Lass
Judge Stephen Schapanski (Chair)	Gina Weitzenkorn
Judge David Furman	Celeste Kling
Judge Dinsmore Tuttle
Magistrate Beth Dumler	Others
Judge Steven Patrick	Linda Weinerman - Office of the Child's Representative
Judge Randall Arp	Clare Huntington - CU School of Law
Mental Health
Dr. Bill Fyfe
Dr. Shirley Thomas

Final Report on Court Appointed Professionals in Domestic Relations Cases

Chief Justice Letter and Final Report on Court Appointed Professionals in Domestic Relations Cases

Concerning Court Appointments of Parenting Coordinators: A Resource for Courts and Professionals

Revisions to Standards

CJD 04-08, Standards for Child and Family Investigator

CJD 08-01, Standards for Decision-Makers

Commission on Families in the Colorado Courts

In January of 2001, Chief Justice Mullarkey convened the Commission on Families in the Colorado Courts to examine ways in which Colorado courts serve families, and then to make recommendations for changes that would improve policies, procedures, rules and laws affecting families involved with the courts. This Commission was co-chaired by former State Senator Dottie Wham and Sr. Judge Patti O’Rourke.

The Commission published a final report in August of 2002 which included a comprehensive set of recommendations.

	*Available formats*
May 2007 Progress Made Toward Commission on Families Recommendations	PDF	Excel
August 2005 Progress Made Toward Commission on Families Recommendations	PDF	Excel
August 2002 Final Report of Commission on Families	*Available formats*
Members of the Commission on Families in the Colorado Courts	PDF	Word
Executive Summary of the Final Report of the Commission on Families in the Colorado Courts (August 2002)	PDF	Word
Final Report of the Commission on Families in the Colorado Courts (August 2002) NOTE: This is the Report only; see below for links to Appendix I through IX	PDF
Appendices to the Final Report of the Commission on Families in the Colorado Courts (August 2002) in pdf format: Appendix I: Commission Member List Appendix II: Public Hearing and Meeting Dates Appendix III: Index of Written Submissions/Transcripts Appendix IV: Staffing, Filings and Initiaves Study Appendix V: Quotations from Public Hearing Transcripts Appendix VI: Mandatory Procedures for Simplified Dissolution (Note: This is a very large file.) Appendix VII: Position Descriptions Appendix VIII: Public Attorney Position and Compensation Analysis Appendix IX: Draft Comprehensive Restraining Order

May 2001 Court Improvement Committee White Paper	*Available formats*
Colorado Courts' Recommendations for Family Cases prepared by the Court Improvement Committee NOTE: This is a very large document!	PDF	Word
Appendix II,District Court Judge and Magistrate Needs by District	Excel
Appendix IV, Court Facilitation in Nine Colorado Juvenile Courts, October 2000	PDF
(Appendices I, III, VI, VII and VIII are included in the White Paper)