Judicial Discipline Rule-Making Committee

Notice of Rulemaking: Colorado Rules of Judicial Discipline

October 12, 2026

Notice of Rulemaking and Public Comment Hearing: Colorado Rules of Judicial Discipline

Deadline to Submit Written Comments or Register to Speak at Hearing: October 21, 2026, at 5 p.m.

Public Comment Hearing Date: October 26, 2026, at 3:30 p.m.

The Colorado Judicial Discipline Rule-Making Committee has approved several draft rules: Colorado Rules of Judicial Discipline 19, 27–28, 30–32, and 38–41. For more information, including the full text of the draft rules and instructions on how to participate in the public comment process, please visit: https://ccjd.colorado.gov/judicial-discipline-rule-making-committee.

The public comment period for written comments is now open. The Committee will hold a virtual public comment hearing on October 26, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. Members of the public who wish to make an oral comment must register by email on or before October 21, 2026.

Note: The Colorado Judicial Discipline Rule-Making Committee was created to establish rules for the formal judicial discipline process, in accordance with House Concurrent Resolution 23-1001 and the passage of Amendment H approved by Colorado voters in November 2024.