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Senate committee approves four appointments to new independent judicial discipline board
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-0 to send four appointees for the new independent judicial discipline adjudicative board to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation. Appointees introduced included a retired district attorney, a civil-rights attorney and veterans and human-resources professionals.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on March 30 voted 7-0 to advance four nominees to the newly created independent judicial discipline adjudicative board to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation.
The appointees introduced to the committee were Tyrone Glover of Denver, a civil-rights and criminal-defense attorney; Jeff Chosner of Pueblo, described as a retired district attorney and veteran; Jeanne Valeri of Jonestown, a human-resources executive; and Jess Swante of Loveland, a Navy veteran and former law enforcement officer. Nikkita Patel, director of Boards and Commissions, presented the nominees and said the committee had received the candidates’ application materials.
Committee members asked the nominees how they would preserve the board’s independence. Tyrone Glover said transparency and carefully designed procedures were key: “Transparency is key,” Glover told the committee, adding that the board should create “objective truth-seeking measures” and avoid creating “an insider black box.” Jeff Chosner emphasized his long legal career and said the board’s responsibility would be “to the people of the state of Colorado.” Jess Swante said he expected to bring a public perspective to the panel.
After brief questions, Vice Chair moved the slate to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation. The committee chair instructed the clerk to record the roll call. The motion passed on a vote of 7 to 0. The chair then asked that the appointments be placed on the consent calendar.
The creation of the adjudicative board follows a voter-approved change that the sponsors described earlier in testimony as intended to increase independence in how judicial discipline is reviewed. The board will be responsible for adjudicating discipline matters under the new statutory framework; the committee did not take up enabling budget language at the hearing.
Votes at a glance: The committee reported the four appointments to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation, 7-0, and placed them on the consent calendar.
The committee concluded the appointments portion and moved on to the evening’s legislative agenda.
