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>Colorado court officials — including the chief justice of the Supreme Court — were trying to ensure the personal misconduct of nearly two dozen judges and administrators remained secret
>Colorado judiciary's sexual harassment scandal faces lack of transparency
Here's the memo:
Even the investigator stated n his report that he couldn‘t prove Mind fabricated any
document
The reason for the termination s potential debunked. Also, Mindy hasa sgnifcant number of
examples where "tone at the top" was not appled equal.
Instances where Judges where NOT held tothe tone atthe top" but who have violated
poly significantly:
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No investigation was held when the anonymous allegations of sexism and harassment
were madl against the Chef Justice and Chad. She wa told to destroy the letter
+: Judge sends pornographic video over judlcl emal; nothing happened to him he was
appointed Chief Judge less than two years later Judge sent a video over Judi Branch
emallto another Judge. The video depicts a woman performing sexual acts on a bald
man‘s head. The Judge suffered no repercussions for ending the video, and infact, was
promoted to Chit Judge a few months later. Tarned the matter over to the Chie Justice
who took no action
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Negotiated a release agreement with a law clerk who accused her COA Judge of
harassment in order to keep the COA Judge "safe" during the selection Supreme Court
Justice selection process per th chief Justice
+: Judge exposed and rubbed his haty chest on a female employees back; no action taken
anaintthe judge; judge is currently being considered forthe senior Judge programm
+: Current pending EE0C complaint against two Justices.
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Mindy recommended t Chie Judge Euenhold it was inthe bes Interest ofthe branch
to terminate Mr. Duarte due tothe semval relationships he had with his staff Chief
Judge Kuenhold stated that Mind needed "to leave the courthouse and drive slowly out
ofton
Instances where top level Managers n and outside SCAO (including two in Finance) were NOT
held tothe ‘tone at the top" leve of accountability.
+. Evidence a Financial manager accessed personal nformation on various leaders
throughout the stat using Aceurint for no business reason; no dicipline taken on him
and he was promated less than two years ater to deputy director.
+: Financial manager investigated twice fo harassing behavor. Receives more staff and a
bette office. No mention ofthe complaints n his 2017 performance appraisal
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Director of FSD complained about not working "even banker‘s hours" by staf. Staf of
other division fallow him to his bar and home and track that he does not place time in
PTO system an is seen at home at 3:00 pm often or at bar.
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CPO takes picture of pens and sends t vendo no dicilinary action taken
*. CPO has sex vith a vendor on state time and on state property who later complains she
felt she had to in order to keep her job; no disciplinary ction taken
*. Court Adminstrator accused of asking an employee to backdate a document, no
disciplinary acton taken
+. Director of Court Services and FSD Director
+. €20 directing all staf to swat a female on the backside, no isclnary action taken
Systemic examples of harassment