Colorado Judge Resigns After Admitting to Using the N-Word and Making Other Controversial Remarks While on the Bench A Colorado District judge has resigned after admitting to using racial slurs in front of court employees. On Friday, April 16, the Colorado Supreme Court issued an order in which it publicly censured and accepted Natalie T. Chase’s resignation after being accused of expressing her views on racial issues from the bench. She reportedly also asked employees to perform personal tasks for her during work hours. Judge Natalie Chase(Colorado Office of Judicial Evaluation) The order stated that Chase confessed to using the N-word several times in early 2020 while driving to Pueblo, Colorado, with a former law clerk and a Family Court facilitator. According to the order, Chase allegedly asked the facilitator, who is Black, questions about why Black people were allowed to use the N-word but not white people. She also questioned if the same rules would be applied if the word was said with an “er” or an “a” at the end. “During the conversation, Judge Chase used the full N-word a number of times,” the order stated.