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Before you consider Judge Samour, I would request you read the comment and
also investigate why that comment never reached the Commissioners of Arapahoe
County.
On the Supreme Court bench, Judge Samour can do even more damage to pro-
se litigants; especially with the new rules for judicial retention being implemented.
Again, we would ask that you not consider Judge Samour to be a Colorado
Supreme Court Judge.
Best,
/Peter Coulter
cc:
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COLORADO JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE COMMISSION
Public Comment1 concerning the retention of the 18th Judicial District Chief Justice
RE: Comment concerning Chief Justice Carlos Samour, Jr. for retention as judge in
Colorado 18th Judicial District by the Colorado Judicial Performance Commission.
Submitted by:
Email: Coloradojudicialperformancereview@gmail.com
Location of Court:
Date(s) of Interaction:
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C.R.S. 13-5.5-101 et. seq.
2
I and many other pro-se litigants never received surveys after being in front of Judge Pratt during his last
retention period.
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District Judge Martinez.34
CITIZEN FEEDBACK
The Colorado Constitution, Article 6 [Judicial Department]
Section 5 [Personnel of Court-Department-Chief Justice];
subsection 4 states as follows:
(4) The chief justice [of the Supreme Court] shall appoint
from the district judges of each judicial district a chief
judge to serve at the pleasure of the chief justice. A chief
judge shall receive no additional salary by reason of holding
such position. Each chief judge shall have and exercise such
administrative powers over all judges of all courts within
his district as may be delegated to him by the chief justice.
The protocol for all Chief District Court judges in Colorado
states:
In addition to maintaining a docket, as chief judge, Samour
will be responsible for appointing the district
administrator, chief probation officer, and clerks of the
court; assisting in the personnel, financial, and
casemanagement duties of the district; and seeing that the
business of the courts is conducted efficiently and
effectively.
Judge Carlos Samour is the appointed Chief Justice of the
18thjudicial district under Supreme Court Chief Justice Nancy Rice
and as such is directly responsible for the actions of the judges
and administration under his control and direction.
Previous survey results for retention of 62.18%5 have noted
him for his knowledge of law and fairness but that is only 50% of
his job. As Chief Justice, he also has an equal responsibility to
make sure the 18th Judicial District and all of its’ actors are
complying with the Constitution and laws of Colorado. That has not
3
August 25th, 2015, Federal US District Judge William Martinez [no relation] blocked the Denver Justice’s Directive
saying it is almost always in the public interest to “prevent a first amendment violation.”
4
On 3/28/2016, I was contacted by a court personal who indicated the directive was on hold pending review by
the 10th circuit Court of Appeals. The fact that the Directive of Judge Samour has not been suspended by himself,
confirms that he does not respect pro-se litigants right to protest the corrupted actions under his watch.
5
This low retention rate of 62% by voters was in sharp contrast to his survey review which recommended a 95%
retention level. I believe the discrepancy is due to the non-inclusion of pro-se litigants in many surveys and Judge
Samour’s negligence in correcting serious issues of those under his command and control.
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been done to the detriment of myself and hundreds if not thousands
of other pro-se litigants.6 It is easy to uphold the Constitutional
rights of lawyer represented civil and criminal clients. The
challenge is making sure that civil pro-se litigant’s
constitutional rights are equally protected by judges who have
taken a solemn oath to do so. That is Judge Samour’s absolute
responsibility as Chief Judge; to be vigilant and responsive to
the unethical, submissive, and even criminal actions of actors of
the 18th Judicial District of Colorado. Every example, good or bad,
is set from the top. If Judge Samour allows these travesties, those
under him will follow his lead knowing there is no accountability
or recourse for their actions.
I have interacted with Justice Samour on 4 occasions:
6
According to a 2014 study by the Colorado Supreme Court, 51% of all civil litigants in Colorado are now pro-
se. 7 http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/colorado-judiciary/denver-colorado-80202/colorado-judiciary-edward-
burnscharles-m-pratt-christopher-cross-michael-bender-greg-723512
7
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/colorado-judiciary/centennial-colorado-80112/colorado-judiciary-charles-m-
prattedward-burns-tammy-herivel-raymond-goodwin-christo-722796
8
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Jennifer-S-Gromley-Tamra-Palmer/GREENWOOD-VILLAGE-
Colorado8I0111/Jennifer-S-Gromley-Tamra-Palmer-Palmer-Goertzel-and-Associates-PC-Matthew-Alex-Dil-1131260
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directive [which was copied and used by Denver] to be
unconstitutional, again I contacted his office to see if
we could now protest
on the grounds. There has been no response up until the
date of this document and the directive is still in place.
/s/Peter
Coulter
cc:
18th Judicial District Ms. Linda Hannen Ms. Patricia Shaver
Commissioners: Mr. Russel Lengel Ms. Susan Thornton
Mr. Donald Toussaint, Esq. Ms. Judith McCarthy Ms. Lauri McKager, District
Chair administrator
Ms. Wanda McDavid Ms.
Ms. Michelle Faulk, Esq. Laura Page, Esq.
Ms. Valerie Garcia, Esq.
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State Judicial Performance Ms. Christina Habas, Esq. Mr. William Sobesky, Phd.
Commissioners: Ms. Suzanne Jalbert, Phd. Mr. Mr. Rolland Williams
Ms. Heather Hanneman, Chair Michael Maday, MSW Mr. Mr. Kent Wagner, Esq.
director of CJPC
Mr. Edward Harvey, V. Chair Mr. David Kaplan, Esq.
Scott Gessler, Esq.
Ms, Michelle Randall-Garcia
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Colorado Supreme Court c/o Ms. Mr. Matt Arnold, Clear the bench Colorado
Terry Morrison, Esq.
Governor Hickenlooper Mr Art Kane, Watchdog.org
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