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Chief Justice Directives
This index includes all directives currently in effect, from the directive consolidation on Jan. 1, 1985, through the current date. The index references those directives that were amended, replaced, or repealed.
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91-01 Expenditures, restriction of, appropriated funds FY91
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
Restriction of Expenditures of Appropriated Funds for FY 91
89-04 Probation clerical personnel, voluntary transfer of
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
Probation officer personnel, voluntary transfer of
Providing for the Voluntary Transfer of Probation Officer Personnel & Probation Clerical Personnel
Voluntary transfer, probation clerical personnel
Voluntary transfer, probation officer personnel
87-03 Distinguished special achievement award
REPEALED 7/1/09
Employee of the year award
Employee Recognition and Incentive Program
Honorary service award
Incentive program
Nominating employees for recognition awards
Outstanding employee award
Recognition of employee
87-02 Allocation of new positions
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
Clarified 8/28/87
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
Appropriations bill, FY88
Confidential positions, reduction of
New positions, allocation of
Reduction of Confidential Positions as Required by the FY88 Appropriations Bill & the Allocation of New Positions
87-01 Court compensation of experts in felony cases
Repealed June, 2012, Replaced by CJD 12-03
Experts in felony cases, court compensation of
Felony cases, court compensation of experts
Witness, experts, court compensation of
86-01 Discrimination, conduct of official judicial business
Official Business (Conduct of Official judicial business at facilities practicing discrimination)
Official business, facilities practicing discrimination
85-33 Conference, midyear for judges
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
Midyear conference for judges
85-32 Appropriated funds, restrictions FY 86
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
Expenditures, restriction of, appropriated funds FY86
Restriction of Expenditures of Appropriated Funds for Fiscal year 1986
85-31 Assessment and Collection of Statutory Fines, Surcharges and Costs
Amended 8/19/11
Collection of fines, surcharges, and costs
Costs, collection of
Fines, collection of
Surcharges, collection of
85-30 Judicial advisory council
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
Amended 10/6/05
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
Order Establishing the Judicial Advisory Council
85-29 Closing courts during emergency weather conditions
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025 (Covered by CJD 95-01)
Amended 12/18/86
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025 (Covered by CJD 95-01)
Directive Concerning Emergency Weather Conditions
Emergency conditions, closing courts during
Inclement weather, closing court
85-27 Determination of Indigency for Alcohol or Drug Treatment
Repealed Nov 9, 2015
If you are seeking a copy of CJD 85-27 please contact: terri.morrison@judicial.state.co.us
Indigency, determination of, for alcohol or drug treatment
85-25 Oaths of office for judges
Amended Sep 17, 2018
Amended Aug 30, 2018
Oaths of Office for judges and magistrates
85-23 Assignment of Denver District Court Judges to Hear Matters in Denver Probate Court
Assignment of judges, Denver Probate Court
Denver Probate Court, assignment of Denver District Court judges to
Probate court, Denver, assignment of judges
85-22 Interest rate on appealed judgments
Amended 1/24/2025
Amended 1/24/2024
Amended 1/13/2023
Judgments, appealed, interest rate
Rate of Interest on Judgments Which are Appealed
85-19 Alcoholic beverages, prohibition of
Amended Effective July 1, 2023, Attach A removed
Amended Jul 1, 1997: Attach A rev Dec 1, 2000
Jurors, meals for jurors, prohibition of alcohol
Meals for jurors
Meals for Jurors and Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages
85-18 Fees, alcohol and drug evaluation
REPEALED 6/16/09
Probation supervision fees
Probation Supervision Fees (Amended 7/1/88)
Supervision fees probation
85-17 Small Claims Transfer Requests Under Rule 503
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
Small claims, transfer to county court
85-15 C.R.C.P. 120 proceedings, presence of counsel for
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
Procedures in C.R.C.P. 120 Proceedings When no Response has been Filed
Rule 120 proceedings
85-14 County Judges Sitting as County Court Referees
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
REPEALED EFFECTIVE 4/16/2025
County judges, sitting as referees
Referees, county judges sitting as
Traffic infractions, county judges hearing