2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 13 - Courts And Court Procedure
Article 4. Court of Appeals
Section 13-4-104.5. Temporary judicial duties.
Whenever the chief justice of the supreme court deems assignment of a judge necessary to the prompt disposition of judicial business, the chief justice may assign any judge of the court of appeals, or any retired judge of the court of appeals who consents, to temporarily perform judicial duties in any court of record. For each day of such temporary service a retired judge shall receive compensation as provided by law.
Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1247, § 2, effective April 5.
Chief judge. The chief justice of the supreme court shall appoint a judge of the court of appeals to serve as chief judge at the pleasure of the chief justice. The chief judge shall exercise such administrative powers as may be delegated to him by the chief justice.
Source: L. 69: p. 266, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-21-5.
Divisions. (1) The court of appeals shall sit in divisions of three judges each to hear and determine all matters before the court.
The chief judge, with the approval of the chief justice, shall assign judges to eachdivision. Such assignments shall be changed from time to time as determined by the chief judge, with the approval of the chief justice.
Cases shall be assigned to the divisions of the court of appeals in rotation accordingto the order in which they are filed with the clerk of the court of appeals or transferred by the supreme court, except that the chief judge has the authority to transfer cases from one division to another to maintain approximately equal case loads or for any other appropriate reason.
Source: L. 69: p. 266, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-21-6.
Place of court. The court of appeals shall be located in the city and county of Denver, but any division of the court of appeals may sit in any county seat for the purpose of hearing oral argument in cases before the division.
Source: L. 69: p. 266, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-21-7.
Supreme court review. (1) Before application may be made for writ of certiorari, as provided in this section, application shall be made to the court of appeals for a rehearing if required by supreme court rule.
Within twenty-eight days after a rehearing has been refused by the court of appeals,any party in interest who is aggrieved by the judgment of the court of appeals may appeal by application to the supreme court for a writ of certiorari.
Procedures on writs of certiorari, including procedures for rehearings, shall be asprescribed by rule of the supreme court.
Source: L. 69: p. 266, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-21-8. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 949, § 11, effective May 27. L. 2013: (2) amended, (HB 13-1126), ch. 58, p. 191, §2, effective July 1.
Cross references: For review on certiorari, see C.A.R. 49.
