The Denver Gazette: Private judges hired to handle divorce cases in Colorado suppress them from public view at far greater rates than in cases that rely on district court judges, leaving some legal experts wondering whether affluent clients are simply buying their way into secrecy.

The newspaper found that some private judges have suppressed cases nearly routinely, while having barely utilized that tool when they served on the district court bench.

Said attorney Suzanne Griffiths about suppressing cases from the public: “What if you accuse your spouse of all sorts of bad behavior? Anyone can read it and it’s public record. Private judges are more inclined to suppress than a public judge. Otherwise, anyone with $15 can read your pleadings.”

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