| Civil Rules Committee |
The Civil Rules Committee is a standing Committee appointed by the Colorado Supreme Court. It has been in existence since 1978. The Committee is charged with the responsibility of periodic review, correcting, updating and improvement of all of the State Court Civil Rules except Appellate Rules [now handled by the Appellate Rules Committee] and the Colorado Rules of Evidence [now handled by the Evidence Rules Committee].
The Committee is chaired by the Honorable Jerry N. Jones of the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court Liaison to the Committee is Justice Richard L. Gabriel. The Committee is composed of 35 members of varying backgrounds, including: district and county judges; appellate judges; trial court magistrates; district court clerks; law school professors; and attorney litigators in various areas of practice such as: personal injury; business; family law; legal aid; real estate; collections; professional liability; and general litigation.
All meetings begin at 1:30. All meetings of the Civil Rules Committee are open to the public, but non-members of the Committee may participate in the meetings only with the advance consent of the Committee chair.
The Civil Rules Committee makes its recommendations directly to the Supreme Court. Rule change proposals that are controversial or potentially have wide public interest are published in advance and invitation given to public comment. Rule changes and new rules adopted by the Supreme Court are published in the "Court Business" section of The Colorado Lawyer.
Improving Access to Justice Proposal (2015)
The Improving Access to Justice Proposal has been amended and adopted by the Court, En Banc, May 28, 2015, effective July 1, 2015 for cases filed on or after July 1, 2015 .The redlined copy is available here, and the clean copy is available here.
| Date | Meeting Documents |
| January 27, 2022 |
Agenda Packet |
| November 4, 2022 | Agenda Packet Minutes |
| September 23, 2022 | |
| June 24, 2022 | |
| April 8, 2022 | |
| January 28, 2022 | |
| November 12, 2021 | |
| September 24, 2021 | |
| June 25, 2021 | CANCELLED |
| March 26, 2021 | |
| January 29, 2021 | |
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November 13, 2020 |
CANCELLED |
| September 25, 2020 | |
| June 26, 2020 | |
| March 27, 2020 |
CANCELLED |
| January 31, 2020 | |
| November 22, 2019 | |
| September 27, 2019 | |
| June 28, 2019 | |
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March 29, 2019 |
CANCELLED |
| January 25, 2019 | |
| November 16, 2018 | |
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October 26, 2018 |
CANCELLED |
| September 28, 2018 | |
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June 22, 2018 |
CANCELLED |
| May 18, 2018 | |
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March 30, 2018 |
CANCELLED |
| January 26, 2018 | |
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November 17, 2017 |
CANCELLED |
| October 27, 2017 | |
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September 29, 2017* *This meeting begins at noon. |
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| June 23, 2017 |
Supplemental Material |
| May 19, 2017 |
CANCELLED |
| March 31, 2017 |
Supplemental Material |
| January 27, 2017 |
Supplemental Material |
| November 18, 2016 |
Supplemental Materials |
| October 28, 2016 |
Supplemental Material |
| September 30, 2016 |
Supplemental Material |
| June 24, 2016 |
Supplemental Material |
| May 20, 2016 | |
| March 18, 2016 |
Supplemental Material |
| January 29, 2016 |
Supplemental Material |
| November 20, 2015 |
Supplemental Material |
| September 25, 2015 | |
| June 26, 2015 | |
| April 24, 2015 | |
| February 27, 2015 | |
| January 30, 2015 |
Supplemental Material |
| November 21, 2014 | |
| October 30, 2014 |
Improving Access to Justice Subcommittee Report Improving Access to Justice Subcommittee Proposed Rule Changes |
| September 26, 2014 | |
| May 30, 2014 | Minutes Agenda Revised CRCP 47(u) Proposal Rule 62 Rule 62 (Marked) |
| March 21, 2014 | Minutes |
| October 25, 2013 | Minutes |
| September 27, 2013 | Minutes |
| August 29, 2013 | Minutes |
| June 28, 2013 | Minutes |
| January 25, 2013 | Minutes |
| October 26, 2012 | Minutes |
| September 28, 2012 | Minutes |
| August 30, 2012 | Minutes |
| April 27, 2012 | Minutes |
| March 30, 2012 | Minutes |