A Power Map for the State of Colorado

The 5 Rulers, the 5 Gods, the 5 Centers of Power, the 5 Kings, the 5 Monarchs, the Pentagon of Power of Kolorado, as of August 2, 2018, are:

1- Stan Hilkey is the Chief of the POLICE BRANCH. 

2- Nathan Benjamin Coats is the Chief of Kolorado's JUDICIAL BRANCH (since June 30, 2018). 

3 & 4- Kevin J. Grantham & Crisanta Duran are the 2-dual Chiefs of the 2 Houses of Kolorado's LEGISLATIVE BRANCH (Senate & then House, respectively).

5- John Hickenlooper is the Chief of Kolorado's EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

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"A horse with ten owners dies tied to the post." ~a Haitian proverb

The leader of Kolorado's JUDICIAL BRANCH, the Colorado Supreme Court, located in Denver, whom has the exclusive original jurisdiction of Colorado law, is Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats (720.625.5420). The Chief Justice presides over 6 other Associates: Justice Monica M. Márquez (720-625-5450), Justice Brian D. Boatright (720-625-5410), Justice William W. Hood, III (720-625-5400), Justice Richard L. Gabriel (720-625-5440), Justice Melissa Hart (720-625-5430), & Justice Carlos A. Samour, Jr. (720-625-5460).

The KOLORADO SUPREME COURT JUSTICES are appointed by the Governor, & THEN THEY undergo a 2-year probationary period, after which a retention election is held, which is an election where the newly appointed Judge doesn't run against anybody else, but instead, the voters are merely asked "Yes or No" to retain him or her. If the voters approve, then the Judge gets a wealthy & powerful 10-year term.

The JUDICIAL BRANCH of Colorado is also called "the judiciary of Kolorado":

"The judiciary of Colorado is defined by ARTICLE VI of the Kolorado Konstitution as well as the law of Colorado. The administration of the state judicial system is the responsibility of the Chief Justice of the Kolorado Supreme Court as its executive head, and is assisted by several other commissions."

Kolorado's Supreme Court n Denver is made-up of 7 folks: 1 Chief Justice & 6 Associate Justices:

1- Nathan Benjamin Coats has been the Chief Justice of Kolorado's SUPREME COURT, for over 1 month now, since June 30, 2018. Nathan Coats will get $186,656 per year (2018-2019) for his decisions & judicial leadership. Nathan Coats has served on the Supreme Court since April 24, 2000, when he was appointed by Republican Bill Owens. 

2- Associate Justice Monica Márquez was appointed on December 10, 2010 by Democrat Bill Ritter (D).

3- Associate Justice Brian Boatright was appointed on November 21, 2011 by John Hickenlooper (D).

4- Associate Justice William W. Hood III was appointed on January 13, 2014 by John Hickenlooper (D).

5- Associate Justice Richard L. Gabriel was appointed on September 29, 2015 by John Hickenlooper (D).

6- Associate Justice Melissa Hart was appointed on December 14, 2017 by John Hickenlooper (D).

7- Associate Justice Carlos A. Samour Jr. was appointed on July 2, 2018 by John Hickenlooper (D).

Associate Justices make only $182,671 per year (2018-2019), about $4,000 less than the Chief Justice. 

Kolorado's Supreme Court has Original Jurisdiction & Supervisory Powers over the entire State of Kolorado. Both US Constitutional Law & Kolorado Konstitutional Law agree. 

*Da Colorado Supreme Court also has original jurisdiction over ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE PROCEEDINGS, over ADVISORY QUESTIONS presented by the state LEGISLATURE or the state ATTORNEY GENERAL, & questions referred to it by the FEDERAL COURTS. 

*Da Colorado Supreme Court has general SUPERVISORY & BUDGET AUTHORITY over the JUDICIAL BRANCH, THE COURT'S RULES, & the REGULATION of ATTORNEYS.

*Da Colorado Supreme Court makes appointments to a NUMBER OF BOARDS & COMMISSIONS, which often has the effect of providing a tie-breaking member in situations where the other appointees are equally divided on partisan lines.

"All opinions of the Colorado Supreme Court are published. Court opinions are initially released as slip opinions and posted on the court's website. They are ultimately published in Westlaw's Pacific Reporter, a regional case reporter that is the designated official reporter for the State of Colorado. Westlaw also publishes the state-specific Colorado Reporter, repeating all Colorado cases from the Pacific Reporter and reusing that reporter's pagination and citations. The Colorado Bar Association also publishes all Colorado Supreme Court opinions in its monthly journal, The Colorado Lawyer."

"Between 1864 and 1980, the State published its own official reporter, Colorado Reports. Concurrent coverage in the Pacific Reporter began in 1883."

A list Kolorado state courts: 

1- Supreme Court
2- Appeals Court
3- District Court
4- Municipal Court
5- Water Court
6- Police Court
7- Grand Juries (where felony charges begin); 
8- various other Boards & Commissions

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THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE APPOINTMENT PROCESS

Whenever there's a vacancy on the Supreme Court, then a BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION is ESTABLISHED, per the State Konstitution, & the BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION reviews submitted applications. The BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION then submits 3 names to the Governor. The Governor of Colorado (John Hickenlooper) then has only 15 days from the time he gets the names to select the next just Supreme Court Justice, who believes in justice, justfully justly, from that list. 

The newly-appointed Justice selected then serves a provisional 2-year term before facing a fake shameful & shamful "retention election". The Koloradon voters then choose whether to retain or not retain the just or unjust Justice. If the just or unjust Justice is retained, they then go on to serve a full 10-year term before being confronted with another bullshit retention election.

So, essentially, whenever Hickenloopers picks the new Supreme Court Justice, that person will stay in power, for as long as he or she pleases. Their 1st fake test is in 2 years, & then their 2nd fake test will be held every 10 years. 

If a Justice is not retained, the appointment process starts again. 

The Justices are not elected as partisan officials, altho dey r initially appointed by a partisan Gov'nor.

n "2006, an effort to change this system of retaining judges by initiative was rejected by voters, in part due to a campaign against the initiative which had strong support from both Democratic and Republican members of the Colorado Bar Association.[4]"

The Chief Justice is selected by the Justices from amongst themselves.

The pay for Supreme Court Justices is set by the legislature in the yearly budget. 

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The Supreme Court has "Appellate jurisdiction" power & "Discretionary Appeals" power.

The Supreme Court principally handles CERTIORARI PETITIONS. Certiorari petitions ask the Supreme Court to grant an additional review of a case. 

The primary review [appeal of right] was either done by:

1- Colorado Court of Appeals in appeals from courts of general jurisdiction [District Courts], or;

2- Courts of general jurisdiction [District Courts] in appeals from courts of limited jurisdiction [County or Municipal Courts].

Only a small fraction of certiorari petitions are granted by the Colorado Supreme Court. From petitions filed in 2015 & 2016, only 6% of all cases were granted an additional review. 

It takes 3 of the 7 Supreme Court justices to vote in favor of a certiorari petition for it to be granted.

3 of 7. for a certiorari petition. to be granted. 

Appeals of Right; n addition,
the Colorado Supreme Court has jurisdiction over direct appeals 
in cases where 
a trial court finds a law unconstitutional, in death penalty cases, in water law cases, in certain election cases, in interlocutory appeals (i.e., appeals in the middle of a case) in certain matters of exceptional importance for which an ordinary appeal is not a sufficient remedy, and in certain other cases.

aPPEALS OF rIGHT

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THE APPEALS COURT OF THE STATE OF KOLORADO

Alan M. Loeb is the Chief Justice of the Appeals Court (720.625.5305).

As of July 1, 2008, the APPEALS COURT consists of 22 (TWENTY-TWO) Judges who are APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, serve for a bit, probably 2 years, & then "retained by the public" to serve the full 8-year (EIGHT-YEAR) terms. 

The APPEALS COURT sit n 3-member DIVISIONS to decide cases OF APPEAL. The Chief Judge of the APPEALS COURT (Alan M. Loeb) - who is appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Nathan Benjamin Coats) - ASSIGNS Judges to the DIVISIONS and ROTATES their ASSIGNMENTS. The WHOLE ENTIRE mission of the Court of Appeals is to provide the citizens of Colorado with CLEAR, IMPARTIAL, & TIMELY resolutions of appealed orders and judgments AS PROVIDED BY LAW.

The Court of Appeals was created by statute; accordingly, jurisdiction is limited to the areas specified by state statute, together with the inherent powers granted to all courts.

Established under SECTION 1 of ARTICLE VI of the Kolorado Konstitution and Section 13-4-101, et seq., C.R.S. (Colorado Revised Statutes), the Court of Appeals has initial jurisdiction, with exceptions, over appeals from the Colorado District Courts, Denver Probate Court, and Denver Juvenile Court.

n addition, the Court of Appeals has specific appellate jurisdiction over decisions originating from a number of state administrative boards and agencies, including the INDUSTRIAL CLAIM APPEALS OFFICE. 

Reviews of the Court of Appeals’ decisions are directed to the Kolorado Supreme Kourt.

aLAN m. lOEB has assigned himself to the 2nd Judicial District. Alan, of course, was appointed by Nancy E. Rice. Nancy E. Rice was the former Supreme Court Chief, from January 8, 2014 to June 30, 2018. Nancy E. Rice was originally appointed to the Kolorado Supreme Kourt on August 5, 1998 by Governor Roy Romer, & was subsequently elevated to Chief Justice on January 8, 2014. 

Nancy E. Rice just quit being a powerful Supreme Court Chief Justice a little over 1 month ago. 

alan's Date of Judicial Appointment to the Appeals Court was July 2, 2003. Alan M. Loeb's date of being elevated to Chief Judge of the Appeals Court was October 1, 2013. Alan has been the Chief of the Appeals Court for nearly 5 years now. 

Alan M. Loeb's office is located here: 

2 East 14th Ave.
Third Floor
Denver CO 80203
Phone: 720-625-5305

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The Appeals Judge that represents the 10th Judicial District, ie Pueblo County, ie me, is Anthony J. Navarro (720.625.5000). Anthony J. Navarro was born & raised in Pueblo, Colorado (County, or City?). Anthony J. Navarro was appointed to that court on October 12, 2012. The Investiture happened on January 18, 2013. Anthony J. Navarro got a Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) from Yale Law School n 1996 nd a Bacholor of Arts in something from one of the 5 campuses of the University of Colorado in 1993.

Before being an Appeals Court Judge, Anthony J. Navarro was a proud member of the Colorado Board of Real Estate Appraisers, the Denver County Court Judicial Discipline Commission, the CITIZEN OVERSIGHT BOARD (regarding the Denver Police Department), the Colorado Bar Association (former board member), & the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (former board member).

Here's a list of the other 20 Appeals Court Judges: 

1- Judge Daniel M. Taubman 720-625-5200 4th Judicial District
2- Judge John Daniel Dailey 720-625-5340 19th Judicial District
3- Judge John R. Webb 720-625-5345 5th Judicial District
4- Judge Robert D. Hawthorne 720-625-5350 12th Judicial District
5- Judge Gilbert M. Román 720-625-5325 9th Judicial District
6- Judge David Furman 720-625-5310 13th Judicial District
7- Judge Steve Bernard 720-625-5240 6th Judicial District
8- Judge Diana Terry 720-625-5320 21st Judicial District
9- Judge Jerry N. Jones 720-625-5335 7th Judicial District
10- Judge Nancy J. Lichtenstein 720-625-5220 14th Judicial District
11- Judge David J. Richman 720-625-5315 8th Judicial District
12- Judge Laurie A. Booras 720-625-5215 18th Judicial District
13- Judge Terry Fox 720-625-5245 22nd Judicial District
14- Judge Stephanie Dunn 720-625-5235 17th Judicial District
15- Judge Karen M Ashby 720-625-5000 11th Judicial District
16- Judge Michael H. Berger 720-625-5000 3rd Judicial District
17- Judge Elizabeth L. Harris 720-625-5330 15th Judicial District
18- Judge Rebecca R. Freyre 720-625-5225 1st Judicial District
19- Judge Craig R. Welling 720-625-5210 20th Judicial District
20- Judge Ted C Tow III 720-625-5205 16th Judicial District

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No appellate judge n Kolorado has ever lost a retention election since the system was put in place in 1966. NONE, EVER. 

The retention election is an absurd construction. No Appellate Judge, since it began, in 1966, has ever lost any of these Bogus Retention Elections. Retention Elections give the illusion of democracy. WHen a voter votes in a retention election, they aren't comparing & contrasting 2 or more individuals, & saying which one is best. Instead, all the voters are being asked is merely a "yes or no" question to keep an individual in a position of power. Since the human condition is one that wants others to do well, & all conservatives-of-the-status-quo would retain any & all judges by their "keep all things the same" character, no Appellate Judge has ever lost a retention election since 1966. That's not a democracy. That's a broken democracy at best. But it was probably put in place to get the Governor more power, but also adding the illusion of democracy.  

The budget year in Colorado begins on July 1st.

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"The judiciary (also known as the judicial system or court system) is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. 

The judiciary also provides a mechanism for the resolution of disputes. Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the judiciary generally DOES NOT MAKE STATUTORY LAW (which is the responsibility of the legislature) NOR ENFORCES LAW (which is the responsibility of the executive), but rather interprets law and applies it to the facts of each case." 

DA 3 MAIN BRANCHES OF Judicial Courts n Kolorado ARE:

1- Supreme Court;
2- Appeals Court, &;
3- District Court.

District Court is the court of "1st appearance". kolorado district courts are est by the Kolorado Konstitution, ARTICLE VI (Judicial Department), Sections 9 - 12. This part of the state Konstitution provides that:

"The DISTRICT COURTS shall be trial courts of record with general jurisdiction, and shall have original jurisdiction in all civil, probate, and criminal cases, except as otherwise provided herein, and shall have such appellate jurisdiction as may be prescribed by law." 

The kOLORADO konstitution also provides for a unique probate court in the consolidated city–county of Denver, which has exclusive jurisdiction in matters of probate and administration of estates.

Appeals from the district court go to the intermediate appellate court, the Colorado Court of Appeals, and in some cases go directly to Colorado Supreme Court, which is the state supreme court.

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da State of Colorado is divided into 22 judicial districts. District boundaries generally are aligned with county borders, however, most districts are comprised of multiple counties; only four counties are their own judicial district (Pueblo County, the 10th; Weld County, the 19th; Boulder County, the 20th; and Mesa County, the 21st district).

KOLORADO HAS 22 DISTRICT COURTS

1st Judicial District - Gilpin & Jefferson Counties
2nd Judicial District - Denver County
3rd Judicial District - Huerfano nd Las Animas Counties
4th Judicial District - El Paso and Teller Counties
5th Judicial District - Clear Creek, Eagle, Lake, & Summit Counties
6th Judicial District - Archuleta, La Plata, nd San Juan Counties
7th Judicial District - Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray, & San Miguel Counties
8th Judicial District - Jackson & Larimer Counties
9th Judicial District - Garfield, Pitkin, & Rio Blanco Counties
10th Judicial District - Pueblo County
11th Judicial District - Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, &Park Counties
12th Judicial District - Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, &Saguache Counties
13th Judicial District - Kit Carson, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, & Yuma Counties
14th Judicial District - Grand, Moffat, & Routt Counties
15th Judicial District - Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa, & Prowers Counties
16th Judicial District - Bent, Crowley, & Otero Counties
17th Judicial District - Adams and Broomfield Counties
18th Judicial District - Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, &Lincoln Counties
19th Judicial District - Weld County
20th Judicial District - Boulder County
21st Judicial District - Mesa County
22nd Judicial District - Dolores & Montezuma Counties

"However, the judiciary does make COMMON LAW, setting precedent for other courts to follow. Dis branch of the STATE is often tasked with ensuring equal justice under law. n many jurisdictions the judicial branch has the power to change laws through the process of JUDICIAL REVIEW. Kourts with JUDICIAL REVIEW POWER may ANNUL (aka VETO, quash, revoke, invalidate, nullify) the laws nd rules of the state when it finds dem incompatible with a higher norm, such as PRIMARY LEGISLATION, the provisions of the Konstitution or international law. da JUDGES konstitute a kritical force for interpretation & implementation of a konstitution, thus de facto in kommon law kuntries creati..."

District court decisions may be appealed to the Colorado Court of Appeals.

n some cases directly to the Colorado Supreme Court. some cases.

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District Judges appointed by the Gov'nor, & "retained" by voters, serve 6-year terms, after their 1st 2-year probationary Judgeship.

DISTRICT COURTS handle:

1- felony criminal matters, 
2- civil claims in any amount, 
3- juvenile matters (including adoption, dependency and neglect matters, juvenile delinquency, and paternity actions), 
4- probate, 
5- mental health, 
6- divorce proceedings and 
7- water cases. 

Denver is the only district in Colorado that has separate probate & juvenile courts.

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pUEBLO KOUNTY has 7 District Judges - (William D. Alexander, Allison Ernst, Deborah Eyler [chIef juDge], Thomas Flesher, Kim Karn, Jill S. Mattoon, & Larry Schwartz) -, 3 County Judges - (Steve Fieldman, Valeria Haynes, & David Lobato) -, 3 Magistrates - (Dorothy Radakovich (Div 402, 719-404-8818), Gregory Styduhar (Div 305, 719-404-8822), & Kelle Thomas (Div 302, 719-404-8882)) -, 1 District Administrator, 1 Chief Probation Officer, 1 Clerk of Court, 1 Jury Commissioner, & 1 Family Court Facilitator. 

Pueblo City has 1 Municipal Judge, Carla Sikes. 

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Deborah Eyler is the chief judge for the Colorado 10th Judicial District Court. She was appointed to this court by Gov. Ritter in August of 2008 and took office the following December 1st. On June 1, 2012, she became the Chief Judge. Deborah Eyler received her undergraduate and Juris Doctor (JD) degrees from Creighton University, a Jesuit University n Omaha Nebraska. 

Creighton University is a Jesuit, Catholic university (Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878) bridging health, law, business and the arts and sciences for a more just world. Deborah Eyler was retained in the general election on November 6, 2012, winning an insane whopping 75.45% percent of the vote.

The District Court Chief of Pueblo County's 10th Judicial District is Judge Deborah Eyler, representing Division 502. Her PHONE # is 719-404-8970. 

THE OTHER 6 dISTRICT kOURT jUSTICES are: 

1- William Alexander
10th Judicial District Judge
Division: 504
719-404-8711

2- Allison P. Ernst
10th Judicial District Judge
Division: 404
719-404-8838

3- Thomas Flesher
10th Judicial District Judge
Division: 503
719-404-8740

4- Kim Karn
10th Judicial District Judge
Division: 403
719-404-8873

5- Jill S. Mattoon
10th Judicial District Judge
Division: 405
719-404-8890

6- Larry Schwartz
10th Judicial District Judge
Division: 406
719-404-8821

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The 3 Pueblo COUNTY JUDGES ARE:

Steve Fieldman, Valeria Haynes, & David Lobato.

1- Steve Fieldman
Pueblo County Judge
Division: 304
719-404-8958

2- Valerie Haynes
Pueblo County Judge
Division: 306
719-404-8796

3- David Lobato
Pueblo County Judge
Division: 303
719-404-8744
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KOLORADO KOUNTY KOURTS are STATE TRIAL COURTS of LIMITED ORIGINAL EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION in the U.S. state of Kolorado. There is one Kounty Kourt in each of Kolorado's 64 Kounties. 

The Kounty Kourts hear:

1) *CIVIL CASES IN an amount in controversy not in excess of $15,000;
2) *criminal MISDEMEANORS;
3) *criminal traffic INFRACTIONS;
4) *criminal FELONY complaints (which may be sent to district court);
5) *criminal/civil PROTECTIONS ORDERS, &;
6) *civil SMALL CLAIMS cases.

The DISTRICT COURTS, which are the state's trial courts of GENERAL JURISDICTION, have appellate jurisdiction OVER the KOUNTY KOURTS. (That is, decisions of the county courts may be appealed to district court). Unlike a common practice where appeals are reviewed by a panel of at least 3 judges, the KOlorAdo district KOurts act in A dual (NOT DUEL) capacity (i.e. as TRIAL KOURTS AND as APPELLATE KOURTS), thus each appeal is decided by a singular (1) judge. 

Per C.R.S. 13-6-310(4) further appeal cannot be reviewed by the Court of Appeals, and is only upon writ of certiorari issued in the discretion of Colorado Supreme Court.
There are currently 114 county court judges, excluding the 17 Denver County Court judges appointed by the Mayor of Denver.

County Courts handle civil cases under $15,000, misdemeanors, traffic infractions, felony complaints (which may be sent to district court), protection orders, and small claims.

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The 3 Magistrates of Pueblo County are: 

1- Dorothy Radakovich
Pueblo County Magistrate
Division: 402
719-404-8818

2- Gregory Styduhar
Pueblo County Magistrate
Division: 305
719-404-8822

3- Kelle Thomas
Pueblo County Magistrate
Division: 302
719-404-8882

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The District Administrator of Pueblo County is Laura Synder:

Laura Snyder
District Administrator
719-404-8700
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The Chief Probation Officer of Pueblo County is David Simental:

David Simental
Chief Probation Officer
719-253-5600

The Clerk of Pueblo's County Court is Janet Thielemier:

Janet Thielemier
Clerk of Court, Pueblo County
719-404-8700

The Jury Commissioner of Pueblo County is Lila Mears: 

Lila Mears
Jury Commissioner, Pueblo County
719-404-8751

The Family Court Facilitator is Pueblo County is Erica Kindred:

Erica Kindred
Family Court Facilitator
719-404-8824

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Forever consists of infinite amount of nows. 

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KOLORADO WATER KOURTS

There's 1 water kourt for each of Kolorado's 7 RIVER BASINS: 

1- South Platte, 
2- Arkansas, 
3- Rio Grande, 
4- Gunnison, 
5- Colorado, 
6- White, &
6- San Juan. 

The WATER COURTS are divisions of the district kourts in that basin.

Water judges are district court judges appointed by the Colorado Supreme Court. 

The water courts have EXCLUSIVE SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION n the determination of WATER RIGHTS, the USE & ADMINISTRATION of WATER, & ALL OTHER WATER MATTERS w/in the jurisdiction of the WATER DIVISIONS.

The water courts were established by the:

THE WATER RIGHT DETERMINATION & ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1969 THE YEAR THE AMERIKANS LANDED ON THE MOON. 

The Water Right Determination and Administration Act of 1969 is a Kolorado State Law, which kreated 7 water divisions based upon the DRAINAGE PATTERNS of Colorado's rivers. Each water division is staffed with a DIVISION ENGINEER, appointed by the STATE ENGINEER; a WATER JUDGE, appointed by the Supreme Court; a WATER REFEREE, appointed by the WATER JUDGE; and a WATER CLERK, assigned by the DISTRICT KOURT.

The 7 water courts OF kOLORADO are:

Water Division 1 - South Platte River Basin (based at the Weld County Courthouse in Greeley)
Water Division 2 - Arkansas River Basin (based at the Pueblo County Judicial Building in Pueblo)
Water Division 3 - Rio Grande River Basin (based at the Alamosa County Courthouse in Alamosa
Water Division 4 - Gunnison River Basin (based at the Delta County Courthouse Delta, CO; Gunnison County Courthouse Gunnison, CO; Montrose County Courthouse Montrose, CO)
Water Division 5 - Colorado River Basin (based at the Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs, CO)
Water Division 6 - White River Basin (based at the Routt County Justice Center in Steamboat Springs)
Water Division 7 - San Juan River Basin (based at La Plata Combined Courts in Durango)

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ALL OF THE KOURTS LISTED ABOVE - other than MUNICIPAL KOURTS & DENVER'S KOUNTY KOURT - are part of the state Kourt system.

Carla Sikes is the lone Municipal Judge of Pueblo City. 

n Denver, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL kourts are integrated & are not part of the state court system for administrative purposes, & the Denver PROBATE Court & the Denver JUVENILE Kourt have jurisdiction over PROBATE AND JUVENILE MATTERS, respectively. 

Outside Denver, PROBATE & JUVENILE MATTERS r w/in DA jurisdiction of da DISTRIKT KOURTS.

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Police Courts are legal under Colorado Constitution, but Pueblo City doesn't have any. Not yet. Masters, the namesake of the "Masters 3-Konstitutions Theory of Law", believes Police Courts can add civilians into the decision-making powers of the police. Police courts can serve as a Citizen Complaint Authority Board, if one is not present, a much necessary & needed check on the POLICE BRANCH. 

END OF STATE JUDICIAL BRANCH

"The State Board of Education controls the Department of Education (CDE) just like the Attorney General controls the Department of Law (DOL)."

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BEGIN LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

The leaders of the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH are the leaders of the House & the leader of the Senate, located in Denver, Kevin J. Grantham of Canon City & Crisanta Duran. The leader of the Senate is called the "President of the Senate". 

Senator Kevin J. Grantham of Canon City, Republican & a Real Estate Appraiser, is currently serving as the most powerful man in the Kolorado Senate, the President, aka, the Chair. Senator Grantham makes $30,000 per year.

The most powerful Representative in the House is the Speaker, who is currently Crisanta Duran. 

Crisanta Duran & Kevin J. Grantham are the 2 most powerful leaders in Kolorado's LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. 

The leader of the House of Representatives is called "the Speaker of the House". 37-year-old Crisanta Duran of Denver is currently the Speaker of the House for Kolorado. A Phone # for the Capitol: 303.866.2316.
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There's 65 Reps w/ 2-year terms total (only 4 consecutive terms maximum) in the House, & 35 Senators w/ 4-year terms (only 2 terms maximum (2 consecutive terms, that is)). Both Senators & Representatives can run past their maximum terms if they take a 4-year or 2-year, respectively, hiatus. 

The General Assembly begins to start to pass some more laws this January 4, 2019. John Pickerill or Leroy Garcia? I want a Senator who has a specific agenda for Kolorado. What are these legislator's plans? Surely they can write out all of their planned initiatives they're liking and/or considering.

The LEGISLATIVE BRANCH of Kolorado - the Branch that writes new temporary, or permanent laws, & doles out cash ie soft power to partricians - is made-up of 2 Houses: the elitest uppity Senate House (aka "The Senate"), & the people's House of Representatives (aka "the House"). Both Houses - called "The General Assembly" - must agree on any new laws written, & submitted to Fuhrer John Hickenlooper (Governor). 

"The Colorado Constitution establishes a system of government based on the separation of powers doctrine with power divided among the executive, legislative & judicial branches of government. Article V vests the legislative power of the state in the General Assembly." ~Wikipedia, accessed July 29, 2018

The General Assembly is housed in the Capitol Building in Denver. 

There are 65 total members in "The House", & the Pueblo Delegation contains 3 representatives of those 65 total. House terms are 2-year terms. House members are limited to only 4 consecutive terms in office, 8 years total, and State Senators are limited to an even less 2 consecutive terms. 

Don't fret career politicians, because as long as you've taken a 4-year hiatus, then you can run for entire House in the General Assembly until you're dead. The term limits are only limited to 4 or 2 "consecutive" terms. 

Democrat Leroy Garcia was elected in 2014 to represent Senate District 3, which covers the Cities of Pueblo, Pueblo West and part of the community in Salt Creek. Democrat Leroy Garcia of Pueblo County is now currently the brand-spanking new Senate Minority Leader. Democrat Leroy Garcia is Pueblo's representative as our premier State Senator, who now serves as the minority leader in the Senate. The minority leader doesn't have the same power as the Majority Leader (the leader of the political party in the majority), nor do they have the same power as the President. Leroy Garcia's main role in Kolorado's Senate is to offer principled opposition.

Libertarian John Pickerhill is Leroy Garcia's only competition this November 2018. The State Senator term in Kolorado is a 4-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms). 

Democrat Daneya Esgar, Donald "Cowboy Hat" Valdez, & Republican Don Bendell are all a part of the "the Pueblo Delegation" in the State House, since those 3 districts represent some portion of Pueblo County. The 3 districts of Pueblo County are District #46, #47, & #62.

Democrat Daneya Esgar (2014 - 2018) represents District #46 in Kolorado's House of Representatives. Daneya Esgar made headlines last year b/c she was sexually harassed by Kolorado statesmen in the Denver Capitol.

Donald Valdez, a Cuban-born, naturalized Amerikan, represents District #62. District #62 represents a portion of Pueblo County, & it also represents Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Mineral, Rio Grande, & Saguache County.

District #47 was formerly occupied by the terrifying Clarice Navarro (January 2013 - November 2017). Judy Reyher momentarily held the seat, but then Don Bendell defeated Judy Reyher in the Republican Primary on June 26, 2018. The general election is November 6, 2018.

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START OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH

John Hickenlooper is the head chief of the EXECUTIVE BRANCH of the great Amerikan state of Kolorado (aka Colorado). The Governor of Kolorado is as as close to a King God Dictator as Amerika will allow.

Hickenlooper can do anything he pleases, & Kolorado's Legislative and/or Judicial Branch will have to scramble to see what, if any, powers they have to stop him. Once they decide to stop him, & find Constitutional justification to do it, then they'll have to actually do it. 

The Top 5 EXECUTIVE BRANCH officials in Kolorado is: Governor, Lt. Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, & the Attorney General. All 5 EXECUTIVE BRANCH seats are up for reelection this year. The Governor's Kabinet, Departments, Agencies, Prosecutors, & Agents are all a part of the EXECUTIVE BRANCH as well. 

Governor's individual agencies of state power include the Office of the Governor, Boards & Commissions, Citizen's Advocate Office, Office of Policy & Initiatives, Communications Office, Governor's Energy Office, State Planning & Budgeting, Workforce Development, Economic Development & International Trade, Chief Information Security Officer, Information Technology, & Homeland Security. 

Departments under the Governor's control are:  Dept of Health Care Policy & Financing, Higher Education, Personnel & Administration (DPA), Transportation (CDOT), Revenue (DOR), Dept of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Dept of Local Affairs, Military & Veterans Affairs, Public Safety (CDPS), Human Services (CDHS), Labor & Employment (CDLE), Public Health & Environment (CDPHE), Corrections (CDOC), Dept of Natural Resources (CDNR),  & Agriculture.

"Regulations are published in the Colorado Register & codified in the Code of Colorado Regulations (CCR)."

The phone # for the Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge in the Colorado Supreme Court is (303)457-5999.

These branches of THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, however, aren't under the absolute domain of the Governor: Dept of Law, Dept of Education, Dept of Higher Education, Dept of Treasury, Dept of State, & the Dept of Attorney General. 

pROSECUTORS ARE ALSO a part of the EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF kolorado. 

"As a result, the Governor does not have direct management authority over either the Department of Education or any of the state's institutions of higher education." 

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THE 10TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY, PUEBLO COUNTY'S DA

"We need an Attorney General n Colorado who will work effectively w/ District Attorneys, Sheriffs, & other law enforcement officials across the state to protect the public and keep us safe." ~Jeff Chostner

Most crimes in Colorado are prosecuted by a district attorney. One district attorney is elected for each of the state's 22 judicial districts in a partisan election.

Pueblo County's DA (District Attorney)'s office is located @ 701 Court St A, Pueblo, CO 81003. 

Pueblo County's DA's phone # is: 

719 583 6030

Jeff Chostner, Pueblo County's DA, is the main office responsible for the high amount of crime in Pueblo City. 

"Colonel J. E. (Jeff) Chostner, USAF, (Ret.) is a native of Pueblo, Colorado, graduating from East High School in 1969. He was inducted into the East High School Hall of Fame in March 2001. Colonel Chostner graduated from the University of Colorado and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi Law School. He entered active duty in the United States Air Force [USAF] and served as a member of the Judge Advocate General’s Department. Colonel Chostner retired with nearly 22 years of active duty time. He is a graduate of Air War College.

After returning to Pueblo, Colonel Chostner became involved with many community organizations including: El Pueblo Boys and Girls Ranch, the Rosemount Museum, the Bessemer Historical Society, and the Pueblo Medal of Honor Society. Additional, he is the former President of the Air Force Association, Counsel to the Colorado G.I. Forum, a member of the Retired Officers Association, and the American Legion. Colonel Chostner is a member of the Colorado State University-Pueblo President’s Advisory Council and recently named to the CSU-Pueblo Foundation Board of Trustees. Chostner helped create the East High School Alumni Foundation, and is currently working on the East High School Heritage Hall Project.

Colonel Chostner is with the Pueblo law firm of Buxman, Kwitek and Ohlsen, P.C. Colonel Chostner was elected to the Pueblo City Council in November 2003 and served until December 2006. In November 2006 he was elected Pueblo County Commissioner; and was reelected in November 2010.

As the Pueblo County representative, Commissioner Chostner served as Chairman for the Board of Pueblo County Commissioners from 2009/10. He is Chairman for the Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District. Commissioner Chostner also serves on the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo Authority, Pueblo Advisory Council on Aging (PACA), Pueblo Area Council of Governments (PACOG), Pueblo Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO), Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium Board, National Association of Counties’ (NACO) Health Steering Committee, NACO Transportation Steering Committee, Desert Hawk Authority at Pueblo West Management Board, Pueblo Airport Advisory Committee, 2020 Commission, and the Community Services Block Grant.

Colonel Chostner is married; and he and his wife Paula have two daughters and are the proud grandparents of four grandchildren." http://county.pueblo.org/government/county/elected-officials/jeff-chostner

Chostner elected DA on November 2, 2012 & his Current Term Ends January 12, 2021. He's served 2-terms. 

new york times reported on august 1 2017 that ncumbent Jeff Chostner won the uncontested 10th District Attorney race in Colorado. https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/colorado-district-attorney-district-10

Jeff Chostner is the President of the state's DA Council, the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council. "The Associated Press; PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado District Attorneys’ Council has a new president after its former leader resigns. The Pueblo Chieftain reports 10th Judicial District Attorney Jeff Chostner again will take the reins of the council, replacing Stan Garnett who decided to resign and take a senior partner position at a private law firm in Denver. Garnett resigns two years into his third and final term. The resignation is effective March 1. The council asked Chostner to serve as interim president until the end of the 12-month term this September since he was the immediate past president." https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/colorado-district-attorneys-council-has-new-president/

The 10th Judicial District Attorney's office is located @ 701 Court Street, Pueblo, Colorado 81003, the same place as Pueblo County's DA. 

Fax: 719-583-6666

Phone: 719-583-6030

"The Tenth Judicial District Attorney's office represents the People's interests in prosecuting criminal cases, seeking justice for victims, and advocating measures to reduce criminal behavior in Pueblo County. (Civil cases do not involve the District Attorney's office unless there is evidence of criminal activity, such as fraud or extortion.)

The District Attorney's office prosecutes over 10,000 cases per year. The District Attorney's office is actively engaged in community programs to seek justice and compensation for victims, and assist with programs designed to prevent crimes and criminal behavior.

The Office of the District Attorney, Tenth Judicial District, does not discriminate because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability or any other non merit factor. To file a discrimination complaint please visit: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocr."

NOTIFICATION OF APPLICANTS ON FILING CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINTS

Federal
Phone number: (202) 307-0690
TYY number: (202) 307-2027
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocr 

State
Phone number: (303) 894-2997
TYY number:  (303) 894-2994
http://www.dora.state.co.us/civil-rights

Most crimes in Colorado are prosecuted by a district attorney. One district attorney is elected for each of the state's 22 judicial districts in a partisan election. The state attorney general also has power to prosecute certain crimes, and in rare circumstances a special prosecutor may be appointed to prosecute a crime on a case by case basis. Municipal ordinance violations are prosecuted by city attorneys.

Pueblo Combined Court
501 N. Elizabeth St.
Pueblo, CO 81003
Directions/Map 

719-404-8700

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THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, aka the STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, of Colorado

"The State Board of Education controls the Department of Education (CDE) just like the Attorney General controls the Department of Law (DOL)."

The Dept of Education (CDE) is ran by the Colorado State Board of Education, which is popularly elected. The Dept of Education is part of the EXECUTIVE BRANCH. It's authority is ran from the top-down by the elected-Board of Education, instead of down from the Governor. The Dept of Education controls all High, Middle, Elementary, & Kindergarten skools in Kolorado. 

Republican Joyce Rankin of Carbondale is my State Skool Board representative, ie Pueblo, since she's the rep for the 3rd Congressional District. Republican Joyce Rankin of Carbondale, my State Skool Board rep, was 1st appointed in August 2015 to fill a mid-term vacancy, & then Rankin was later popularly elected November 2016, to complete the 6-year term, which will end January 2021, 2 1/2 years from now. Members of the Colorado State Board of Education are charged by the Colorado Constitution with the general supervision of the public schools. They have all of the power & duties afforded to tyrants codified in Kolorado Konstitutional Law. Joyce Rankin grew up in Allen Park, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. She was taught by teachers, & then later on, she became a teacher, to teach others to regurgitate what she was taught to regurgitate, & carry on that legacy of submission & quiet obedience to any & all humans who give some kind of air of authority. She was an oppressive teacher, then an oppressive principal, at an elementary skool. She thinks she's better than others, & she manages classrooms into obedience b/c that's what she was taught at California State University at San Jose, where she got her Master’s degree and administrative credential. Joyce Rankin believes in Skool Choice. Joyce Rankin supports allowing parents to direct education funds to the skool that best fits their child’s needs, whether public or private. Joyce Rankin is also a supporter of charter schools, magnet schools, online schools, schools with blended learning opportunities, & homeschooling. America’s national security and economic future depend on a well-educated citizenry & Joyce Rankin supports all forms of innovation that produce positive returns on our educational investment. 

Joyce Rankin currently serves as a legislative aide for her husband, Representative Bob Rankin.

The other 6 elected Skool Board members who run & control the Dept of Education (CDE) are: 

1- Democrat Valentina "Val" Flores of Denver represents the 1st Congressional (January 2015 – January 2021);
2- Democrat Angelika Schroeder of Boulder represents the 2nd Congressional District (January 2009 – January 2019);
3- Republican Debora Scheffel of Parker represents the 4th Congressional District (January 2013 – January 2019) [recently vacant?];
4- Republican Steve Durham of Colorado Springs represents the 5th Congressional District (January 2017 – January 2023);
5- Democrat Rebecca McClellan of Centennial represents the 6th District (January 2017 – January 2023);
6- Democrat Jane Goff of Arvada represents the 7th Congressional District (March 2008 – January 2021);

Nobody on the 7-member popularly-elected State Skool Board are paid for their 6-year terms. 

Katy Anthes is the Secretary to the Board of Education, aka the Commissioner of Education. The Commissioner of Education acts as non-voting Secretary, aka President, aka Chair to the Board. Katy Anthes is more powerful within the Board of Education than it's own elected leadership. She's the Chief. Until the Board of Education fires her. But as long as she's hired, she's the boss, & the Board is technically subordinate to her. 

The Director of the State Board Relations, the bullshitter for the Dept, is Elizabeth "Bizy" Cordial, & the Commissioner of Education, the "head of government" chief executive hired by the 7 members to the State Board is Katy Anthes, who got a Ph.D. in something. Probably Sports Medicine. 

n 1948, the Colorado State Constitution was amended to authorize an ELECTED State Board of Education to provide GENERAL SUPERVISION of PUBLIC SKOOLS, with powers and duties described thruout TITLE 22 of CRS. 

"The 1ST Colorado State Board of Education was elected n November 1950 & began its work n January 1951. Today's State Board of Education is composed of 7 elected officials representing Colorado's congressional districts. Board members serve without pay for 6-year terms."

Every other year, the State Board elects a chairman and vice-chairman from its own membership.

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KOLORADO'S BOARD OF REGENTS

They select a chair and vice-chair from their own exclusive membership club of 9.

The Regent who represents "my" (Scott Tipton's, aka Pueblo's) District #3 is: 

Republican GLEN GALLEGOS, Pueblo's rep for the Board of Regents, District 3, (2013-2019)

The 2 "at-large" Regents who represent me as a Puebloan-Koloradon are: 

Democrat Stephen Ludwig (2007-2013, 2013-2019)

& 

Republican Heidi Ganahl (2017-2023)

Republican CU Regent Heidi Ganahl At Large (2017-2023). Heidi Ganahl won statewide election to her at-large seat in 2016. A Republican from Superior, she is best known as the founder of Camp Bow Wow, the country’s largest pet care franchise. she has faced extraordinary adversity in her life and responded by turning her lifelong passion for dogs into Camp Bow Wow, a $100 million brand, which she sold recently.She is married to Jason, one of the country’s top competitive barbecue cooks, who recently opened GQUE, a popular new restaurant. They have four kids: Tori, Hollie and twins Jack and Jenna.

In 2006, Stephen Ludwig won a statewide election for the at-large seat on the CU Board of Regents, an unpaid volunteer position representing the entire rectangular state of Colorado. Stephen Ludwig was re-elected to another six-year term in 2012. Stephen Ludwig serves as the regents' representative to the Auraria Higher Education Center board. Ludwig began his career n 1985 at the age of 18, work'n as a radio nd television reporter, news anchor nd news director. n 1993, Ludwig received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy with high distinction from UCCS.

Office of the Board of Regents
1800 Grant St., Suite 800
Denver, CO 80203
Cell: 303-668-6084
E-mail: Steve.Ludwig@cu.edu

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By an Act of the Territorial Government, the 1st year of the Sivil War, the University of Kolorado was authorized on November 7, 1861. 

The Board of Regents was established as the governing authority of the University of Kolorado upon the admission of the Centennial State into the Union, the "United States of Amerika" Union, on August 1, 1876, under US Grant's signature, 1 year just prior to the end of Reconstruction. 

Established under Article IX, Section 9 of the Konstitution of Kolorado, the Board of Regents has 9-voting members. 

Before July 1, 1973, the board was made up of six regents, all elected from the state at large.

Today, Kolorado's popularly-elected Board of Regents consists of 9 members serving staggered 6-year terms, 2 at-large, & 7 are elected coterminous with each of Kolorado's 7 federal US representative districts. 

The power of the Board of Regents is:

-$3.5 Billion Budget; 3rd largest employer in the State
-hire & fire President of the entire UofC System
-vote to raise or lower tuition
-hire & fire other top officials
-set policy & priorities for UofC System

The 4 campuses in the University of Colorado system are:

1- University of Colorado-Boulder;
2- UofC-Denver;
3- UofC-Colorado Springs;
AND
4- UofC-Anschutz Medical Campus;

Where's UofC-Pueblo? Are they not a part of the University of Kolorado System? Why for that?

The Regents of the Colorado University System promises to make sure that Tuition never goes above 3% per year (Kentucky annually increased tuition by 6%).

"The board is charged constitutionally with the GENERAL SUPERVISION supervision of THE UNIVERSITY and the EXCLUSIVE control & direction of ALL FUNDS of & appropriations to THE university, unless OTHERWISE provided by law."

45 students began classes @ UofC on September 5, 1877.

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Colorado's 9 Regents: 

1- The Chair of the 9-person Regents is the Republican Regent Sue Sharkey, of the 4th District, serving her 2nd term (2011-2017, 2017-2023):

2- The Vice Chair is CU Regent Democrat John "Jack" Kroll of the 1st District, serving his 1st term (2017-2023).

3- Republican Regent John Carson (2015-2021) represents the 6th District. 

4- Democrat CU Regent Irene Griego of the 7th District is serving her 3rd term (2011-2013, 2013-2015, 2015-2021). 

5- Representing the 5th District is Republican CU Regent Kyle Hybl, serving his 2nd term (2007-2013, 2013-2019).

6- Linda Shoemaker, 2nd Congressional District, Current Term 2015-2021, Democrat

7- Republican Heidi Ganahl (2017-2023)

8- Democrat Stephen Ludwig (2007-2013, 2013-2019)

9- Republican GLEN GALLEGOS, Pueblo's rep for the Board of Regents, District 3, (2013-2019)

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THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

The Dept of Higher Education (CDHE) is ran by chair Luis Colon of Lone Tree. It is not clear to me what, if any, relationship there is b/t the Regents & CDHE. 

CDHE is the primary principal department of Kolorado responsible for implementing the policies of CCHE, another group of folks, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.

CDHE does something with policy, I think. 

The departmental agencies are under the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) are College Assist (formerly College Access Network), CollegeInvest, Colorado Historical Society, Division of Private Occupational Schools, & maybe 1 other one. 

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Walker Stapleton is the chief head of the Treasury Department (CDT), which is a part of the EXECUTIVE BRANCH. 

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Wayne W. Williams is the Secretary of State, the head chief of the Department of State (DOS), which is a part of the EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

The programs & services offered by the Secretary of State's office is:

1- Running Elections & Voting, 
2- Administrative rules of state agencies, 
3- Bingo and raffles licensing, 
4- Business Incorporation, 
5- Trademarks, 
6- trade names, 
7- Campaign finance, 
8- Charities and fundraisers, 
9- Durable medical equipment suppliers, 
10- Lobbyists, 
11- Notary public, 
12- Performing rights societies, &
13- Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

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The State Board of Education controls the Department of Education just like the Attorney General controls the Department of Law (DOL),

Cynthia Coffman is Colorado's current Attorney General, the 38th Attorney General, a part of the EXECUTIVE BRANCH. Cynthia Coffman took office n January 2015. General Coffman has focused on community outreach, consumer protection, and protecting public safety and Colorado’s sovereignty.

Attorney General of the State of Colorado is the chief legal officer for the state of Colorado and the head of the Colorado Department of Law, a principal department of the Colorado state government. The incumbent Colorado Attorney General is Cynthia Coffman, who was elected in November, 2014, to a four-year term that began on January 13, 2015. General Coffman began her tenure at the Colorado Department of Law in March of 2005 when she was appointed Chief Deputy Attorney General. Coffman served in this role for 10 years, acting as chief of staff and chief operating officer for the largest law firm in the State of Colorado. While performing as Chief Deputy, Colorado Law Week recognized General Coffman’s accomplishments by naming her as the Best Public Sector Lawyer in September 2012. In 2016, Roll Call named AG Coffman one of the Most Influential Women in State Politics. The 9th Attorney General of Colorado was "ol' Eugene" D. Engley (1851–1910), who was an American attorney & a political activist. Ol' Eugene D. Engley is best remembered as the 9th Attorney General of the state of Colorado, holding that position as the elected candidate of the People's Party from 1893-94. Engley was also a prominent figure in the Colorado Labor Wars of 1903-04 as an advocate for the striking miners affiliated with the Western Federation of Miners."

The Department of Law has seven sections: 

1- Appellate, 
2- Natural Resources and Environmental, 
3- Consumer Protection, 
4- State Services, 5- Civil Litigation and Employment Law, 
6- Criminal Justice, 
7- Revenue & Utilities, and 
8- Business & Licensing.

Prosecutors, too, are apparently a part of the EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

END OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH



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the POLICE BRANCH of KOLORADO is made up of: 

1- KOLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (CDPS) (Stan Hilkey)
2- Statutory City & Township's Cops
3- National Guard
4- CBI (CDPS) (John Camper)
5- State Patrol (CDPS)
6- County Sheriff & all of his/her Deputies
7- District Attorney's Investigators
8- Div of Criminal Justice (DCJ) of CDPS
9- Div of Fire Prevention and Control of CDPS
10- Div of Homeland Security and Emergency Management of CDPS
11- Dept of Corrections 
12- University Cops

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CBI's Law Enforcement Partners:

ATF
Kolorado Chiefs of Police
Kolorado Dept. of Public Safety
Colorado District Attorneys
Colorado Sheriffs
Colorado State Patrol
DEA
FBI
Homeland Security
US Marshals
US Secret Service

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tHE Div of Fire Prevention and ControL OF THE CDPS administers fire prevention &code enforcement, wildfire preparedness, response, & management, & the training & certification of firefighters.

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The Chief of the Kolorado POLICE BRANCH is Stan Hilkey. Stan Hilkey was appointed in June 2014 as the executive director of the Kolorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS). The Kolorado Dept of Public Safety, so therefore Colonel Hilkey, will oversee the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Colorado State Patrol, the Division of Criminal Justice, the Division of Fire Prevention and Control, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Colorado School Safety Resource Center.

The Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS) runs most of the State Police in Kolorado, including the State Patrol, & the CBI. 

Matthew Packard is the 9th & current Chief of the Colorado State Patrol.

John Camper is the chief of CBI, Kolorado's state FBI. 

The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) (originally known as the Colorado State Highway Courtesy Patrol), based in Lakewood, Colorado, is a division of the Colorado Department of Public Safety.

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CBI 

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation supports & assists local, county, and state criminal justice agencies through the provision of professional investigative and forensic laboratory services. CBI manages & administers criminal justice records & data sharing.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a division of Colorado Department of Public Safety, is a law enforcement agency of the state of Colorado that performs forensic and laboratory services and criminal investigations at the request of local and state law enforcement, agencies, and district attorneys. They investigate arson, homicides, sexual assaults, fraud, cyber, identity theft, and other crimes. Their forensic services include DNA, biology, firearm, latent print, toxicology and drug chemistry analysis. Other units in the CBI include Crime Scene Services, Crime Information Management Unit, Criminal Justice Information Systems, and Colorado’s InstaCheck Unit. The CBI is designated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, as the CJIS Systems Agency for Colorado.[3] It is headquartered in the Denver suburb of Lakewood at 690 Kipling Street.

They work in concert with other organizations, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, county sheriff's offices, district attorney's offices, state police, and other law enforcement agencies.

As of 1999, the investigation into the death of JonBenét Ramsey was the largest single case load, with more than 3,000 work hours for 2,509 laboratory specimen analysis and 25,520 lab examinations. In the su...

Colorado Bureau of Investigation
690 Kipling St., Ste. 3000
Lakewood, CO  80215

Main: (303) 239-4201
Background Checks: (303) 239-4208
Firearms: (303) 813-5700

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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Colorado Department of Corrections 

The Colorado Department of Corrections is the principal department of the Colorado state government[1] that operates the state prisons. It has its headquarters in the Springs Office Park in unincorporated El Paso County, Colorado, near Colorado Springs. 

The Colorado Department of Corrections runs 20 state-run prisons and also has been affiliated with 7 for-profit prisons in Colorado, of which the state currently contracts with 3 for-profit prisons.

State-Run Prisons
Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility (Ordway, Colorado)
Arrowhead Correctional Center (494 inmate capacity) (Cañon City, Colorado)
Buena Vista Correctional Facility (Buena Vista, Colorado)
Centennial Correctional Facility (Cañon City, Colorado)
Colorado Correctional Center (Camp George West) (150 inmate capacity) (Golden, Colorado)
Colorado State Penitentiary (Cañon City, Colorado)
Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility (Cañon City, Colorado)
Delta Correctional Center (480 inmate capacity) (Delta, Colorado)
Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center (542 inmate capacity) (Denver, Colorado)
Denver Women's Correctional Facility (900 inmate capacity) (Denver, Colorado)
Four Mile Correctional Center (499 inmate capacity) (Cañon City, Colorado)
Fremont Correctional Facility (Cañon City, Colorado)
LaVista Correctional Facility (Pueblo, Colorado)
Limon Correctional Facility (Limon, Colorado)
Rifle Correctional Center (192 inmate capacity) (Rifle, Colorado)
San Carlos Correctional Facility (Pueblo, Colorado)
Skyline Correctional Center (249 inmate capacity) (Cañon City, Colorado)
Sterling Correctional Facility (Sterling, Colorado)
Trinidad Correctional Facility (500 inmate capacity) (Trinidad, Colorado)
Youthful Offender System (Pueblo, Colorado)

For-profit Prisons: Bent County Correctional Facility (Las Animas, Colorado). Owned by CoreCivic; Cheyenne Mountain Re-Entry Center (Colorado Springs, Colorado); Crowley County Correctional Facility (Olney Springs, Colorado). Owned by CoreCivic; and Southern Plains (Cañon City, Colorado) Youth prison owned by GEO Group.

Closed Prisons: Fort Lyon Correctional Facility (closed 2012) (Bent County, Colorado); High Plains Correctional Facility (Brush, Colorado) (closed since 2010) (Last owned and operated by GEO Group); Hudson Correctional Facility (Hudson, Colorado) (closed since 2013) Owned by GEO Group; Huerfano County Correctional Facility (Walsenburg, Colorado). Closed since 2010. Owned by CoreCivic; Kit Carson Correctional Center (Burlington, Colorado) (Private Prison; closed since 2016) Owned by CoreCivic.

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Colorado Department of Public Safety; The Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS) is the principal department of the Colorado state government[1] responsible for supporting statewide law enforcement, including assistance for county sheriffs who enforce state laws within counties and local police departments who enforce state and local laws within cities.[2] 

Governor John Hickenlooper appointed former Mesa County (CO) Sheriff Stan Hilkey as Executive Director effective June, 2014.

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Who? provides assistance to state and local criminal justice agencies through grants, research and policy development.

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Colorado State Patrol
Enforces traffic laws on state highways, guards the state capitol, and guards the Governor.

The Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) is to improve the safety of the community, the quality of services to crime victims, and the effectiveness of services to offenders. DCJ provides assistance to state and local agencies in the criminal justice system by analyzing policy, conducting criminal justice research, managing programs and administering grants. Download the DCJ Overview. The Division consists of the following offices and units:

Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice Assistance
Office of Community Corrections
Domestic Violence and Sex Offender Management Boards
Evidence-Based Best Practices in Implementation Center (EPIC)
Office of Research and Statistics
Office for Victims Programs

Leadership
Joe Thome - Director

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Division of Fire Prevention and Control (CDPS)
Administers fire prevention and code enforcement, wildfire preparedness, response, and management, and the training and certification of firefighters.

Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (CDPS)
Works to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond and recover from all-hazard events including acts of terrorism.

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Colorado Division of Youth Services
The Colorado Division of Youth Services (formerly the Colorado Division of Youth Corrections)[1] is a division of the Colorado Department of Human Services and is based in Denver. The division supervises and cares for youth the district courts commit to its custody. It operates ten detention or residential facilities for youth aged 10 to 21. The division also manages juvenile parole in Colorado.[2]

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Colorado State Patrol

Matthew Packard, Colonel, runs the State Patrol. & he's got 4 head officers on the side, like a State Patrol Cabinet - Captain Jeff Sewell of Professional Standards; Corporal Mike Honn, the Legislative "Liason" (sic); Sarah Allen Director of Strategic Operations; Director Kelly Roll of Strategic Communication -
plus Colonel Matthew Packard has his Assistant, Deputy Chief Mark Savage. I'd fire Jeff Sewell for his inability to smile. 

Colorado State Patrol (CSP) (originally known as the Colorado State Highway Courtesy Patrol), based in Lakewood, Colorado, is a division of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, and is one of the official state police agencies of Colorado, along with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and several smaller state agencies. The CSP primarily enforces traffic laws on interstates and state highways, guards the state capitol and the Governor of Colorado.
Senate Bill No. 6 in 1935 created the Colorado State Highway Courtesy Patrol. With just thirty five men selected from 6000 applicants, the new Patrolmen arrived in Golden for training. The Patrol Board was made up of E.E. Wheeler, the Chairman of the State PUC, Charles Vail, Chief Engineer of Hig
The patrol was met with opposition from the public when it was formed, as well as from other law enforcement agencies, who thought the patrol would endanger their jurisdiction. Therefore, Colorado legislature carefully outlined the duties of the agency in the Patrol Act, which states that "it shall be their duty to promote safety, protect human life and preserve the highways of Colorado by the intelligent, courteous, and strict enforcement of the laws and regulation of this state relating to highways."[3] This became the motto of the Colorado State Patrol.
Ludlow Massacre near Trinidad in 1914, sullied any attempts in forming a state police. While a police organization was not involved, Colorado did not want a police force to act upon the orders of the governor, especially in a labor strike. Today, Colorado Peace Officers are not allowed to act as guards in strikes or labor disputes.
Colorado Rangers, the “famous” Colorado police was founded as early as 1858. These officers were Colorado officers and were known to augment local police and sheriffs. Governor William E. Sweet signed an executive order on January 29, 1923, cutting off funding and effectively disbanding the Rangers. Fulfilling a campaign promise, on April 1, 1927 Governor Billy Adams repealed the Department of Safety Act, thus officially disbanding the Colorado Rangers, and with it, all statewide law enforcement in Colorado. Colorado has not had a statewide law enforcement agency since.
Until the switch to auto-loading semi-automatic pistols, The CSP carried blue-steel, 4 inch barreled Colt Python revolvers. CSP then went to the Smith & Wesson Model 4006 .40 S&W in a Melonite (black) finish with the agencies seal engraved in the slide. CSP troopers now carry the Smith & Wesson M&P .40.[4] Additionally, all troopers are issued a Remington 870 shotgun and are given the option to carry either a department or personally owned M14 or AR-15 select-fire rifle.

All CSP troopers are issued an ASP baton and OC, with Tasers started being used in 2011.[5]

Vehicles and aircraft

Colorado State Patrol Dodge Chargers near Sterling, CO
In 2009, after many years of using Ford Crown Victoria patrol cars, the CSP began to introduce Dodge Chargers into its fleet.[6] The CSP also uses Chevrolet Tahoes, Ford Police Interceptors (both sedan and utility models) and Chevrolet Caprices. The Hazardous Materials and Motor Carrier Safety sections use Ford F-150 trucks.[7]

The CSP operates five fixed wing aircraft:[8][9]

One Beechcraft King Air
One Cessna 340
Three Cessna 182s

Rank structure

Commissioned officers
Rank Insignia Description
Colonel
US-O6 insignia.svg
Chief of the Patrol
Lt. Colonel
US-O5 insignia.svg
Region Commander
Major
US-O4 insignia.svg
District/Branch Commander
Captain
Captain insignia gold.svg
Troop/Section Commander

Non-commissioned officers
Rank Insignia
Sergeant Major
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Master Sergeant
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Sergeant
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Corporal
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Master Trooper and 
Technician
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The Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS)
Stan Hilkey as Executive Director; 

Colorado Bureau of Investigation CBI;
Director John Camper; 
With a law enforcement career spanning nearly four decades, CBI Director John Camper joins the Bureau having most recently served as the Chief of Police for the Grand Junction Police Department. Camper served as the Grand Junction Police Department Chief since February, 2010. Prior to that he served as a member of the Lakewood Police Department for nearly 29 years, beginning in 1981. In addition to many years of patrol work, he served as Public Information Officer, Crime Prevention Agent, Crimes against Children Detective, SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, Theft Investigations Sergeant, Internal Affairs Sergeant, and several assignments as a Police Commander. Appointed to Division Chief in 2004, Camper led the Support Services Division and later the Patrol Division. 
Camper has a Master of Business Administration in Aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Management from Colorado State University. He has been elected incoming president of the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police (effective June 2018) and has served in leadership positions on numerous boards and committees, including the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (POST), Law Enforcement Latino Alliance (LELA), Grand Junction Regional Communication Center Board, Emergency Telephone Service Authority Board, City of Lakewood Victim Compensation Board, the Colorado Information Sharing Consortium, Grand Junction Air Show Board, and Hilltop Community Resources, Inc.
Deputy Director Chris Andrist; Criminal Justice Information Systems; As a Deputy Director for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), I am responsible for the overall administration for the agency and all Criminal Justice Information Systems maintained in the Support Services Division.
I have worked in law enforcement for nearly 25 years, beginning with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in 1991.  My tenure began in the Criminalistics Unit working in all areas of Forensics and Crime Scene Investigation.  In 1999, I was promoted to the Criminalistics Manager’s Position overseeing the Crime Lab, Evidence/Property Unit, and the Identification Unit.

CBI's Law Enforcement Partners:

ATF
Kolorado Chiefs of Police
Kolorado Dept. of Public Safety
Colorado District Attorneys
Colorado Sheriffs
Colorado State Patrol
DEA
FBI
Homeland Security
US Marshals
US Secret Service

State Patrol 

University Cops 
at all these universities: 
the cops there have the same state authority as State Patrol; 

County Sheriffs

Statutory City & Township's Cops

National Guard

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INTELLIGENT GIBBERISH

Most crimes in Colorado are prosecuted by a district attorney. One district attorney is elected for each of the state's 22 judicial districts in a partisan election. The state attorney general also has power to prosecute certain crimes, and in rare circumstances a special prosecutor may be appointed to prosecute a crime on a case by case basis. Municipal ordinance violations are prosecuted by city attorneys.

Local government

The Denver City and County Building

Colorado is divided into 64 counties. 

Counties are important units of government in Colorado since 
"the state has no secondary civil subdivisions, such as townships" ~wikipedia, or ballotpedia. 

2 of these 64 counties, the City & County of Denver AND the City & County of Broomfield, have consolidated city and county governments. 

A municipality may extend into multiple counties.

Colorado law makes a few distinctions between a city and a town. Colorado municipalities operate under one of five types of municipal governing authority:

1)- 2 consolidated city-counties, Denver and Broomfield
2)- 61 cities and 35 towns that are home rule municipalities
3)- 12 statutory cities
4)- 160 statutory towns
5)- 1 territorial charter municipality

The Supreme Court of Colorado is the final authority n intrepretation of State Laws. 

Federal courts are used whenever they can be used. Fed courts have "dibs", according to the Supremacy Clause of the US Konstitushun. State courts have all other powers. 

the JUDICIAL BRANCH consisting of Supreme Court & lower courts


FOR THE FEDERAL GOVT: 
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"The United States District Court for the District of Colorado is a federal court in the Tenth Circuit. The District was established on June 26, 1876, pending Colorado statehood on August 1, 1876." ~Wikipedia

Judges assigned: 7
U.S. Attorney: Robert C. Troyer
U.S. Marshal: David A. Weaver
Established: June 26, 1876
Date founded: June 26, 1876
Chief Judge: Marcia S. Krieger
Appeals to: Tenth Circuit