The Denver Gazette: On Oct. 11, Colorado voters will be receiving their blue book, the guide to the 2024 ballot issues. Included in the book will be a report on the justices and judges standing for retention. The reports are generated by commissions designed to provide information to the electorate about the judicial officer standing for retention. But voters will find that much is missing.

Judicial officers are evaluated on the following criteria: integrity, legal knowledge, communication skills, judicial temperament, administrative performance and service to the legal profession and the public designed to educate and improve the legal system

What will be missing from the report is any semblance of impartiality and, instead, will expose the commissions’ desire to protect the secrets judges keep as opposed to providing balanced and accurate reporting from which voters can make an informed decision.

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