By Michael Karlik | SOURCE: Colorado Politics
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government.
The U.S. Senate confirmed the president’s nominee to the only existing vacancy on Colorado’s federal trial court, plus the state Supreme Court will return this week to hear oral arguments in six cases.
From Judge Crews to Judge Crews
• Eleven months after the White House nominated him to fill a vacancy on Colorado’s U.S. District Court, U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews won confirmation to a district judgeship last week by a vote of 51-48. On Friday, he was sworn in (although he’ll remain in his same courtroom).