Colorado Judge Resigns After Using N-Word Multiple Times
She also questioned why it was socially acceptable for Black people to use the word but not white people.
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Written by Paul Meara
A Colorado judge is resigning after she was censured by the state’s Supreme Court for using racist language with a coworker.
Arapahoe County District Court Judge
Natalie T. Chase was accused of using the N-word multiple times with a coworker and was racially insensitive on numerous occasions, court documents for discipline and censure revealed.
The Colorado Supreme Court detailed a 2020 incident in which Chase, a former law clerk and a Family Court Facilitator, was headed to work after attending an event in Pueblo. While driving back, Chase questioned why it was socially acceptable for Black people to use the word but not white people.
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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.
A Colorado judge who was recently censored by the state s Supreme Court amid accusations of racist language has now resigned.
According to CBS News, documents compiled by the Colorado Supreme Court include details about Arapahoe County District Court Judge Natalie T. Chase s racially insensitive conversation with a co-worker. The conversation allegedly took place back in 2020 as Chase, a Family Court Facilitator, and a former law clerk were driving back home from Pueblo, Colo., after attending an event. Judge Chase is white and the Family Court Facilitator is Black, the documents read. On the way back from Pueblo, Judge Chase asked the Family Court Facilitator questions about why Black people can use the N-word but not white people, and whether it was different if the N-word is said with an er or an a at the end of the word.