Children are not allowed to attend jury service.

Use this link ONLY IF you do not have your original summons. Your original summons has barcoded identification on it. Replacement Questionnaires

Each year Colorado is required to create a new jury list. A list of names is created including voter records, drivers’ licenses, non-driver ids, and state income tax records. In order to be compliant with United States Postal Service standards, each summons is run through a process to check for the most recent address available and that address is placed on the summons. Summonses are processed and mailed by a vendor, not local jury commissioners.

Each year, the Judicial Branch receives lists of names including registered voter records, drivers’ licenses, non-driver ids, and state income tax records.

Since the summons process is random, there is no easy explanation to this question. Each name goes into the system with a different random number attached to it each year. In some counties with small populations, almost every qualified citizen will be called for jury service each year due to the number of jury trials requested.

The initial assignment is random. Before a trial begins, jurors may be required to complete questionnaires which provide information relevant to jury service.

You have the right to one postponement. You can request a postponement by completing the postponement section of your paper summons and emailing or mailing it to the jury commissioner, by completing the postponement request online through your county's homepage  (click on Jury using the tabs above to find your county's homepage), or by contacting your jury commissioner.

Jurors who are temporarily out of the county or state:  If the juror will be out of the county on their appearance date but lives in the county more than 50% of the time and will be returning within the next 6 months, they should be postponed to a time when they are back in the county.

Jurors who are temporarily out of the county or state:  If the juror will be out of the county on their appearance date but will be returning within the next 6 months, they should be postponed to a time when they are back in the county.  Retired persons who live in the county more than 50% of the time, but still maintain a permanent address in another county or state may apply for a postponement to a later date when they will be in state.

If you require an ADA accommodation for a program or service, please submit a request at least 5 business days prior to the date of the program or service to an ADA coordinator. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act a juror may request reasonable accommodation for a disability.  However, you may have to be postponed to a later date to allow for accommodation. For additional information on the Americans with Disabilities Act and ADA coordinators, please see the ADA section in the Human Resources Division under the Court Administration tab.

By Colorado Revised Statues, Title 13, Article 71 Colorado Uniform Jury Selection and Service Act, §13-71-105(3), you are eligible to be a trial juror if you have been convicted of a felony.  But, you are not eligible to be a grand juror. A felony conviction may be a factor the parties consider in determining whether to keep a person on the jury during the selection process at the court.

Military members are not exempt from jury duty in Colorado. If you are living more than 50% of the time in the county you are summoned for, you must report for jury service. Colorado does not consider your home of record or residence for jury duty purposes; instead, the county in which you are living controls.

Students are not automatically excused from jury duty.

If the juror is a student within the State of Colorado, they have the option of postponing to a date they can attend in their home county within 6 months of their reporting date OR they can choose to be transferred to the county in which they attend school to complete their service.

If the juror is an out of state student, but still holds a driver’s license or is registered to vote in the State of Colorado, then they are still required to serve. Out of state students may be granted a postponement of up to 12 months from their reporting date to a time when they are home for a break or holiday. See HB22-1032.

 

You can be temporarily excused from jury service if you are breastfeeding a child.  You must provide a medical statement.  The excuse is usually for one year with the option to re-apply for another year if you are still breastfeeding your child.  The statement can be from a medical professional, examples include a doctor, lactation professional, nurse, physician’s assistant and/or other medical professional.  The medical statement must be on official letterhead.  The medical statement needs to list your appearance date and your juror number. 

You may use our online juror certificate.  You will need your juror number, last name, court where you were a juror, and the date that you reported for jury duty.  This service may take more than several days if you served in a smaller location.  Please contact your local jury commissioner if you are unable to access the online certificate. 

Your employer has a duty under state law to pay regular wages up to $50 per day if you are regularly employed per §13-71-126, C.R.S.  Employers may pay more than $50 by mutual agreement. If you are self-employed you may ask the court for up to $50 per day for the first three days or juror service (§13-71-127, C.R.S.). Unemployed persons may apply for reimbursement of certain expenses during the first three days. After the third day, all jurors receive $50 per day from the state. There are provisions for special hardships and certain expenses.  Please discuss these with the jury commissioner.

State law protects a juror’s regular job. An employer cannot fire you or withhold your benefits as a result of your jury duty.  An employer also cannot harass, threaten or coerce you or make demands of an employed juror that will substantially interfere with the effective performance of juror service (§13-71-134, C.R.S.).

Your employer has a duty under state law (§13-71-126, C.R.S.) to pay regular wages up to $50 per day if you are regularly employed. Employers may pay more than $50 by mutual agreement. If you are a part-time or temporary worker and have worked for the same employer for three months or more, then you are a regular employee.

Basic license information is available from the Attorney Registration Office (303-928-7800); for an attorney's disciplinary history, you can contact the Office of Attorney Regulation (303-457-5800 or toll-free, 877-888-1370).

Attorney Regulation Counsel 
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center
Colorado Supreme Court
Office of Attorney Regulation
1300 Broadway, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 457-5800
or toll free 1 (877) 888-1370
 

Office of Attorney Registration 
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center
Colorado Supreme Court
Office of Attorney Registration
1300 Broadway, Suite 510
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 928-7800

To file a complaint against an attorney, contact the Office of Attorney Regulation:

Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center
Colorado Supreme Court
Office of Attorney Regulation
1300 Broadway, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80203

Phone: (303) 457-5800
or toll free : 1 (877) 888-1370
 

To file a complaint against a judge, contact the Judicial Discipline Commission:

Phone: 303-457-5131
Fax: 303-501-1143

Drug Court is a special court designed to deal with adult and juvenile defendants whose criminal behavior is directly related to their substance abuse. Participants must be referred for screening by the District Attorney, accepted into the program by the Drug Court Team, and agree to participate. Participants appear in Court and are involved in numerous other activities intended to promote substance free living.

Job vacancies are announced on the Colorado Judicial Branch web site. Unless otherwise noted, a Judicial Branch job application form must be submitted in order to be considered for a position within the Colorado Judicial Branch. Resumes, while acceptable, must also be accompanied by the employment application.

Applications are accepted only during the time period listed on the Job Announcements section of the web site and must be submitted or postmarked by the deadline date, unless otherwise noted. Unsolicited applications will not be considered. You may/or may not have your unsolicited application returned. We do NOT retain applications on file for future vacancies, unless otherwise noted.

To apply for a specific job, please register an account using our online application system: https://coloradojudicial.recruitmentplatform.com/. You should address all supplemental materials in your application to the contact person listed in the posting.

Promotional Opportunity for Colorado Judicial Department Employees Only: Designation of a vacant position to be filled by a current employee in the Judicial personnel system..

Promotional Within Judicial District Only: Designation of a need to fulfill the responsibilities of the position by having an employee who is currently working for that particular Judicial District perform tasks above their current classification.

Talent Pools: A list of persons who have been found qualified for appointment to a position in the classified system. Talent Pools, unless otherwise noted, in the Colorado Judicial Department are valid for six months from the closing date of the original posting.

The Colorado Judicial System Personnel Rules (CJSPR) govern the employees of the Judicial Department. See related PDF and MS Word links below.
Benefits Information
State of Colorado Employee Benefits

The Colorado Judicial System Personnel Rules (CJSPR) govern the employees of the Judicial Department.

Job announcements are posted to the Judicial Branch website for a minimum of 5 calendar days. However, some hiring managers choose to post a position for longer periods, such as 14 days or one month.

Typical courthouse hours are open between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and normal work business hours occur during this time.

There are five security levels for documents filed with the court.  

• Public:  Access to court, all case parties, and public.
• Protected:  Access to the public following redaction.
• Restricted: Access to judges, court and Judicial Department staff, all case parties (including parties' attorneys), and criminal justice agencies.  
• Suppressed: Access to judges, court and Judicial Department staff, and all case parties (including parties’ attorneys).
• Sealed: Access to Judges and court/Judicial Department staff.

See Chief Justice Directive 05-01 for detailed definitions of these security levels.

There are three security levels for serve only documents.

• Public: All case parties and public.
• Suppressed: All case parties only.
• Private:  Filing parties and served parties only.

Yes, the court clerks can reject filings.  However, they may only do so for at least one of the reasons for rejection listed in Chief Justice Directive 11-01. If the court rejects your filing, you can see the rejection reason through the Alerts screen.

Statutory Filing fees, E-Filing fees, and E-Service fees are not assessed on filings until the courts accept them. Thus, Statutory, E-Filing, and E-Service fees are not charged on rejected filings.  US Mail fees are assessed when the filing is submitted to the court and are non-refundable.  

Each rejected filing will be accompanied by a reason for rejection. The system also allows rejected documents to automatically be included in a new filing that can be corrected and re-submitted to the court. 

Organizations are be billed monthly and will receive their invoice via e-mail.

For attorneys, accepted payment types include automated clearing house (ACH)/E-Check, physical check, and credit card. Paying your invoice by credit card will include an additional 3.0% fee. You can review the pricing model for all fees associated with the system.  For self-represented litigants, the system accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover.

Yes, the system allows up to 15MB per document with a total of 150MB per filing submission.  

Denver County Court cases are not available in the Colorado Court's E-Filing system.  Organizations should continue to file and serve in Denver County Court through File & Serve Xpress. Denver District and Probate Court cases can be submitted through the Colorado Court's E-Filing system. 

COUNTY COURT: Civil suits asking for money damages; FED case types filed pursuant to § 13-40-101 et. seq.; foreign judgments; name changes; replevins; misdemeanors; and minor traffic infractions. 

DISTRICT COURT: General jurisdiction civil, domestic relations, probate, and water cases. Criminal and juvenile delinquency cases.

COURT OF APPEALS: All case classes and types.

SUPREME COURT: All case classes and types. 

Yes, batch filing is available and supported for civil case classes. For additional information please e-mail efilingfeedback@judicial.state.co.us.

3rd Party Filers and their law firms must sign a Supplemental User Agreement. 3rd Party Filers will need to scan and e-mail the signed agreement to efilingsupport@judicial.state.co.us. A Support Team member will notify each organization when the account creation process is complete.

Yes, but each account must be tied to an organization.  And as an attorney, you can have more than one account tied to your bar number and housed in different organizations.  However, if you choose to maintain multiple accounts, there are several important caveats to note with cases that you initiated through LexisNexis (historical cases) and which were imported into the Colorado Courts E-Filing system.

The courts case management system does not tie your bar number to an organization.  Therefore, with multiple accounts, the system will not know by default which account should be tied to which organization in your historical cases.  As a result, until you file a document in these historical cases through one of your accounts, the following limitations will apply in each case:

• Staff within your organizations will not have access to the case’s suppressed and protected documents.
• Staff within your office will not have access to a suppressed case or a probate case.
• Opposing counsel will not be able to e-serve you in the case.  

After you or your staff files into these historical cases using one of your accounts, the system will then be able to tie the historical cases to the proper organization.   This will restore your staff’s access to protected and suppressed documents; suppressed cases and probate cases; and opposing counsel’s ability to e-serve you. 

In addition, your email address will be your user ID. Your email address must be unique for each account. Thus, if you wish to maintain different accounts you must use different email addresses for each.

When an attorney leaves an organization, both the attorney and the organization will retain access to the case until the attorney or the organization takes one of the actions below to transfer ownership.  

The transferring attorney keeps the case:
The attorney will receive a new system account in the new organization and should file a “Notice of Change of Address – Attorney” under this new account.  This filing will transfer the case to the new organization.

The current organization keeps the case:
The organization should file a “Substitution of Counsel”.  This filing will keep the case at the existing organization and update counsel of record.

Neither the transferring attorney nor the existing organization will continue representation:
The attorney should file a “Notice of Withdrawal" or "Motion to Withdraw”.  This will remove case access from the attorney and the organization.