Colorado

Civil Procedure

Rule 18.5 – Special Masters

(a) Appointment. After special counsel has served the statement of charges and notice of formal charges on the Judge and filed copies thereof with the executive director, the Commission shall request the Supreme Court to appoint three special masters to preside over formal proceedings who shall hear and take evidence concerning the charges and provide a report to the Commission in accordance with the Constitution and these Rules. The appointees may be retired justices or active or retired judges of courts of record, who have no conflicts of interest and who are able to serve diligently and impartially as special masters. Unless otherwise designated, the judge or justice first named in the Supreme Court’s order shall be the presiding special master. The presiding special master is authorized to act on behalf of the special masters in resolving pre-hearing issues, including but not limited to discovery disputes; conducting pre-hearing conferences; and ruling on evidentiary, procedural, and legal issues that arise during hearings.
(b) One Special Master. The Commission may request the Supreme Court to appoint one special master for designated purposes in any proceeding.

C.R.C.P. 18.5

This rule was previously numbered as Rule 24.