Our legal community has suffered a great loss with the passing of former Colorado Supreme Court Justice Melissa Hart. The leadership of the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Inn of Court sends condolences to Justice Hart’s family and commits to continuing her legacy of expanding access to…
Dear Justice Sonia Sotomayor Inn Members (and interested future members), on behalf of the Executive Committee, I welcome you to the 8th year of the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Inn of Court!This year we will be exploring the roles lawyers have as leaders. We will be…
It’s been a busy year with the Sotomayor Inn monthly gatherings focusing on many aspects of this year’s theme of “community.” Two meetings in the fall focused on tips for law students and new lawyers and effective networking in a mentoring relationship. Calendar year 2024 then started with two CLE programs explored emotional intelligence/mindfulness and broadened our understanding and action plans to eliminate implicit racial bias. Please contact sotomayorinn@gmail.com if you need the CLE attendee information for either of those programs.
Our March meeting connected lawyers to the greater community by assisting local groups helping migrant families settle in Denver. We also heard from Lady Justice Brewing co-founder (and lawyer) Kate Power about contributing to local non profits organizations through beer sales, and sharing a glass of their famous “Sandra Day IPA” created in cooperation with Justice O’Connor and her family.
Inn President Wendy E. Weigler recently sent out the welcome letter to members (with this year’s membership form) explaining the theme, kickoff event, and description of our pupilage teams plans for this year. Here’s an excerpt (in Justice Sotomayor’s favorite color – red): Our Mission…
Thank you Justice Hart and Justice Samour for the peek behind the curtain at the Colorado Supreme Court! The affidavit for CLE credit is below for those who attended.
Please join us for a “Peek Behind the Curtain at the Colorado Supreme Court on February 16, 2023. Justices Samour and Hart have graciously agreed to discuss with us how the justices vote on cases, how they prepare for oral arguments, how oral arguments impact their decisions, how they deliberates as a group, how opinions get assigned, how dissents get assigned, how they handle Rule 21 petitions, and more.
Interested? Please email sotomayorinn@gmail.com for details!
Our thanks to the Weinshank Pupilage group for their presentation “What’s Going On With the Colorado Judiciary?” We look forward to continued discussions about these issues. The reports mentioned in the presentation can be found on the Colorado Judicial Branch website here: https://www.courts.state.co.us/announcements/LeadershipServicesContract.cfm CLE credit…
In February, 2021 Denver Post reporter, David Migoya, published an article that led with thefollowing headline: “Colorado Judicial Department gave $2.5 million contract to prevent tell-allsex discrimination lawsuit about judges’, court officials’ misconduct. Former chiefadministrator says deal was approved at the highest levels.” The first…
The Cisneros Pupilage Group Invites you to join us at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law for: “Making Licensed Legal Paraprofessional Reality in Colorado:Lessons in Consensus Building and Compromise.” Guest speakers who have been closely involved in the effort to make licensed legal paraprofessionals a reality in Colorado will tell the story of taking this initiative from the idea phase, through the various meetings and negotiations, to the current phase of official adoption of the new rules and procedures. The purpose of the presentation is to use this initiative as a case study for how you take an idea and make it a reality and the hard work required to do so, including organizing, consensus building, making compromises, outreach, and education. The presentation should provide attendees would have a roadmap for taking future access-to-justice ideas and making them a reality.
Interested but not yet a member? Please email us for more information: sotomayorinn@gmail.com
Thank you to the Wunnicke Pupilage Group and the University of Colorado Law School for hosting the October meeting: Lawyers with Disabilities and the Practice of Law. Scott Skinner-Thompson provided a presentation about disability law, which was followed by a panel discussion from members of…