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5/19/2018

Governor John Hickenlooper


Email: gov_judicialappointments@state.co.us Read.Notify
RE: Judicial nominations for Colorado Supreme Court

Dear Governor Hickenlooper:


I am writing you in regards to one of the nominations for the vacant position on the
Colorado Supreme Court Bench; Carlos Samour, currently chief justice of Arapahoe
County District Court.
We would ask that you NOT consider Judge Samour for the vacancy for the
following reasons.
As you may be aware, 51% of Colorado litigants are pro-se with upwards of 72%
in Family cases. These litgants depend heavily on the Constitutional oath of the
respective judge to uphold their rights. This is not being done in Arapahoe County.
Families are losing everything to corrupted judges and attorneys.
Without going through all of them, the perfect example is Patrick Brenigan [sp] who
has lost everything and is now forced to live on $60 per week because of corrupted
attorneys and judges in Arapahoe County.
Judge Samour was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to be the
Chief Justice in Arapahoe County. It is our impression that he has failed miseravbly at
that position. While Judge Samour is known for the John Holmes trial; this pales compares
to the plethora of pro-se persons in Arapahoe County losing everything. These are not
criminals; they are victims of shameless judges and attorneys running rampant with no
discipline from Judge Samour. It is pathetic.
Judge Samour was recently up for retention himself and I wrote a comment to the
Commission concerning his act. A copy of that comment follows below. I emailed it on the
last day permitted and was assured by Kent Wagner that the Arapahoe County
Commission received the comment. That is interesting though because I spoke with one
of the commissioners later on the s/he said s/he never saw the comment and never
considered it. It is well known that Judge Samour was/is being groomed to be a Supreme
Court Justice and it doesn’t surprise me that my comments were buried.
We talked with Judge Samour at the Legislative Retention Statute hearings and
he promised to help out with the abuse of probate victims in Arapahoe County. It was an
empty promise and we never heard from him again.

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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

Carlos Armando Samour, Jr.

March 29, 2016

Due date: April 1, 2016

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:

Mr. Peter Coulter

151 Summer Street #654,

Morrison, Colorado, 80465.

Email: Coloradojudicialperformancereview@gmail.com

Location of Court:

Arapahoe County 18th Judicial District Court,

7325 South Potomac Street,

Centenial, Colorado 80112.

Date(s) of Interaction:

1. First time contacted, no response: July, 2014. Resent letter


that was previously addressed to the past Chief Justice,
William Sylvester concerning behavior and acts of Judge
Pratt2, Judge Cross, Magistrate Burns and Head Clerk Tammy
Herivel and attorney G. Raymond Goodwin.
2. Second time contacted: August 2015. Concerning picketing and
protest at the Arapahoe County Justice Center. Clerk gave us
directive of Judge Samour that pickets were not allowed on
Court grounds.
3. Third time contacted, no response: March, 2016. Again
requesting permission to picket/protest on Arapahoe County
Justice Center grounds pursuant to Federal Court Order that
found identical directive, directly copied by Denver Chief
Justice Michael Martinez, unconstitutional by Federal Court

1
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:

1. Criminal removal of Jury Demands, Fees, Motions and Supreme


Court Orders by Judge Pratt, Magistrate Burns and Head
Clerk Tammy Herivel from official court files and therefore
promoting Fraud on the Court.7 [July, 2014]
2. Unethical behavior of Judge Pratt, Judge Cross and Attorney
G. Raymond Goodwin in the submittal of a non-ripe,
fraudulent motion and subsequent granting by Judge Cross
during halftime of the Super bowl Sunday.7 [July 2014]
3. Behavior and actions of Judge Fasing, and Public
Administrator attorney Tamra Palmer and Jennifer Gromley8
in regard to continued abuses to fellow pro-se probate
litigants resulting in the devastation of innocent families
and loss of millions of dollars in estates.
4. Twice writing to Judge Samour about being able to protest
our first amendment rights to free speech on the Court
grounds in Centennial. The first time, we were sent a
directive from Judge Samour’s office that there would not
be any protesters allowed on the grounds and we had to
protest out on the sidewalk. After a judge found that same

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.

The Judges and Administration under Chief Justice Samour have


been allowed to run wild and commit criminal atrocities while under
his watch. They are under his direct charge and responsibility.
The 18th Judicial District has failed miserably under his example
and he should not be retained for another 6 years to let this
malfeasance continue while innocent pro-se civil litigants are
being harmed on a daily basis by shameless judges and actors.
Thank you for your time and consideration in these important
matters.
Sincerely,

/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.
_________________________________________
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
_________________________________________
Colorado Supreme Court c/o Ms. Mr. Matt Arnold, Clear the bench Colorado
Terry Morrison, Esq.
Governor Hickenlooper Mr Art Kane, Watchdog.org

Colorado Senators and Legislators Mr. Jeff Roberts,

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