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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.

Roster

Meeting Information

Date	Meeting Documents
April 5, 2024	CANCELLED
January 26, 2024	Agenda Packet Supplement Meeting Link
November 3, 2023	Agenda Packet Minutes
September 22, 2023	Agenda Packet Minutes
June 23, 2023	Agenda Packet Minutes
April 7, 2023	CANCELLED
January 27, 2023	Agenda Packet Minutes
November 4, 2022	Agenda Packet Minutes
September 23, 2022	Agenda Packet Supplement 1 Minutes
June 24, 2022	Agenda Packet Minutes
April 8, 2022	Agenda Packet Minutes
January 28, 2022	Agenda Packet Minutes
November 12, 2021	Agenda Packet Colorado Rules for Magistrates Supplement Minutes
September 24, 2021	Agenda Packet Supplement 9.17.21 Minutes
June 25, 2021	CANCELLED
March 26, 2021	Agenda Packet Minutes
January 29, 2021	Agenda Packet Minutes
November 13, 2020	CANCELLED
September 25, 2020	Agenda Packet Minutes
June 26, 2020	Agenda Packet Supplement 1 Supplement 2 Minutes
March 27, 2020	CANCELLED
January 31, 2020	Agenda Packet Supplement Supplement 2 Minutes
November 22, 2019	Agenda Packet Agenda Supplements Minutes
September 27, 2019	Agenda Packet Minutes
June 28, 2019	Agenda Packet Minutes
March 29, 2019	CANCELLED
January 25, 2019	Agenda Packet Minutes
November 16, 2018	Agenda Packet Minutes
October 26, 2018	CANCELLED
September 28, 2018	Agenda Packet & Supplements Minutes
June 22, 2018	CANCELLED
May 18, 2018	Agenda Packet & Supplement Minutes
March 30, 2018	CANCELLED
January 26, 2018	Agenda Packet Minutes
November 17, 2017	CANCELLED
October 27, 2017	Agenda Packet Minutes
September 29, 2017* *This meeting begins at noon.	Agenda Packet Minutes
June 23, 2017	Agenda Packet Supplemental Material Rule 121 § 1-15 Subcommittee Report Minutes
May 19, 2017	CANCELLED
March 31, 2017	Agenda Packet Supplemental Material Rule 120 Minutes
January 27, 2017	Agenda Packet Supplemental Material Memo re Rule 16.1 Memo re Warne v Hall Minutes
November 18, 2016	Agenda Packet Supplemental Materials Rule 16.1 Proposal Rule 16.1 with comments Minutes
October 28, 2016	Agenda Packet Supplemental Material Proposed changes to CRCP 16.1 Minutes
September 30, 2016	Agenda Packet Supplemental Material CBA's position on proposed CRCP 121 Section 1-27 Minutes
June 24, 2016	Agenda Packet Supplemental Material County Court Rules Subcommittee's Proposals CRCP 53 -- Memo & OK Statute Minutes
May 20, 2016	Agenda Packet Minutes
March 18, 2016	Agenda Packet Supplemental Material CRCP 47 -- CTLA Position Minutes
January 29, 2016	Agenda Packet Supplemental Material Form 20 Form 20 -- Comment Minutes
November 20, 2015	Agenda Packet Supplemental Material Post Judgment Rules Subcommittee Report Minutes
September 25, 2015	Agenda Packet Minutes
June 26, 2015	Agenda Packet Minutes
April 24, 2015	Agenda Packet Minutes
February 27, 2015	Agenda Packet Minutes
January 30, 2015	Agenda Packet Supplemental Material CRCP 121 section 1-15 Minutes
November 21, 2014	Agenda Packet Minutes
October 30, 2014	Agenda Packet Improving Access to Justice Subcommittee Report Improving Access to Justice Subcommittee Proposed Rule Changes Minutes
September 26, 2014	Agenda Packet Minutes
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

Historic Committee Documents