Colorado’s 1st Judicial District, which covers Jefferson and Gilpin counties, held its Competency Court docket inaugural docket this week, launching a program just like these in different jurisdictions within the state.
The Colorado Judicial Division, chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court docket, Brian D. Boatright, and State Court docket Administrator Steven Vasconcellos, introduced that 5 defendants had been anticipated to seem for the Competency Court docket’s first session on Jan. 31. This system is designed to assist handle the rising variety of defendants in want of competency restoration providers earlier than their instances can transfer ahead, based on a judiciary press launch.
