Colorado judge resigns after using N-word multiple times and using racially insensitive language By Caitlin O Kane Alicia Garza on the origin of Black Lives Matter
A Colorado judge who was censured by the state s Supreme Court after being accused of using racist language with a coworker has resigned.
The Colorado Supreme Court said Arapahoe County District Court Judge Natalie T. Chase used the N-word multiple times with a coworker and was racially insensitive on many occasions, according to court documents recommending discipline for Chase and public censure from the Court.
The documents detail a 2020 incident in which Chase, a former law clerk and a Family Court Facilitator were driving back to work after attending an event in Pueblo, Colorado.
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A Colorado judge who used the N-word multiple times, and discussed racial justice issues while seated on her bench has agreed to resign.
Arapahoe County District Court Judge Natalie T. Chase was censured by the state’s Supreme Court on Friday for using racist language with some of her coworkers.
According to court documents, early last year Chase drove her former law clerk and a family court facilitator to an event in Pueblo, Colo.
During the ride, Chase, who’s white asked the facilitator, who’s Black, why white people couldn’t use the N-word, but Black people could.
Updated: 3:32 PM MDT April 19, 2021
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. The Arapahoe County Sheriff s Office (ACSO) determined suspicious packages that were found in the parking lot of the Arapahoe County District Court Monday morning were not a threat.
ACSO said it is investigating who left the packages at the district court located at 7325 S. Potomac St. in Centennial.
The ACSO bomb squad was called to the parking lot of the courthouse at about 11:46 a.m. to investigate the packages, according to Ginger Delgado with ACSO.
The parking lot of the courthouse was closed Monday afternoon as crews were on scene, but has since reopened, ACSO said.
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Colorado Supreme Court justices accepted the resignation of Arapahoe County District Court Judge Natalie T. Chase in a Friday order for racist behavior, workplace misconduct and name-calling toward a fellow judge. You acknowledge that your use of the N-word does not promote public confidence in the judiciary and creates the appearance of impropriety, the court wrote to Chase in an unsigned decision. Although not directed at any person, saying the N-word has a significant negative effect on the public’s confidence in integrity of and respect for the judiciary.
Chase is a 2014 appointee of then-Gov. John Hickenlooper. She previously was a criminal defense, domestic relations and estate planning attorney. As a judge in the 18th Judicial District of Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties, she handles domestics relations cases.