Personal Enrichment Our Courts Series Our Courts is a joint activity of the Colorado Judicial Institute and the Colorado Bar Association that provides nonpartisan information programs to adult audiences around the state to further public knowledge and understanding of the state and federal courts in Colorado. (Minimum course size is 4 and maximum is 20.)
Our State Courts ARHU1030-001
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6:30-8:30pm
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You will learn how Colorado’s procedures for selecting, disciplining, and evaluating judges keep our state courts fair and impartial. Instructor: Martin Beier, Esq. Martin D. Beier, is an attorney and director at the Denver law firm of Silver & DeBoskey. Mr. Beier served for two years as judicial clerk for then Chief Judge William J. Holloway, Jr., of the United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
Our United States Courts ARHU1031-001
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This course reviews the types of cases that are heard in the federal courts and the procedures that keep our federal courts fair and impartial. (Minimum course size is 4 and maximum is 20.) Instructor: Sandria Sigler Sandria Sigler is an attorney who’s practice areas including workers compensation, property and casualty insurance defense, estate planning, bankruptcy, mediation, and civil litigation. Licensed to practice in Colorado and Kansas and before the U.S. District Courts in both states and a current member of the Trust and Estates Section of the Colorado Bar, the Denver Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Topeka Area Bankruptcy Council and the Kansas Women Attorneys Association.
See You in Court: The Life of a Civil Lawsuit ARHU1032-001
W (2/12)
6:30-8:30pm
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This course discusses the purposes of civil lawsuits, a party’s rights and remedies in such lawsuits, how such lawsuits are commenced and how they proceed, what really happens at trial, and the roles of the judge, the jury, and the lawyers in these proceedings. (Minimum course size is 4 and maximum is 20.) Instructor: Hon. Dan Sears Dan Sears, is a private practice criminal attorney and former Assistant U. S. Attorney for the District of Colorado.
Law & Order: The Life of a Criminal Case ARHU1033-001
W (2/19)
6:30-8:30pm
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You will learn the roles of the judge, the jury, the prosecution, and the defense in a criminal case. We will also cover how criminal cases are brought to trial and how they proceed from the setting of bail to how judges determine the appropriate sentences after a conviction. (Minimum course size is 4 and maximum is 20.) Instructor: Meghan Combs Megan Combs is a divorce and family law attorney a Elkins Combs & Recht, LLC t Practice includes substantial litigation as well as Child and Family Investigator (formerly known as Special Advocacy), arbitration, and mediation
Divorce in Colorado Courts ARHU1034-001
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Learn how divorce cases proceed in Colorado Courts. Specifically, we will explore the differing interests at stake, the issues that need to be addressed in a typical divorce case, the different ways in which divorce cases are resolved, and the ongoing role of the court in divorce cases in Colorado. (Minimum course size is 4 and maximum is 20.) Instructor: Charles H. Nadler Charles Nadler is a private practice attorney. Mr. Nadler has been a partner at Nadler & Weston. Mr. Nadler has also held a variety of teaching jobs including: an adjunct faculty member at Everest College and Kirkwood Community College, and an assistant professor at Central Washington State University. In 2009 Mr. Nadler was a Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Gideon Award Recipient.
Lincoln’s Legacy of Equality & Liberty ARHU1035-001
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To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth this presentation uses Lincoln’s own words and the words of those who knew him to explain how Lincoln’s commitment to the principles of equality and liberty transformed our nation. The presentation is followed with group discussion. (Minimum course size is 4 and maximum is 20.) Instructor: Hon. Richard Gabriel Hon. Richard Gabriel is with the Colorado Court of Appeals.
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