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Colorado Judicial Branch
Mary J. Mullarkey, Chief Justice
Gerald Marroney, State Court Administrator
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Dec. 8, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Karen Salaz
303/837-3633
1-800-888-0001 Ext. 633
Davis recognized by Colorado Judicial Branch as
Outstanding Community Service Award recipient
DENVER, Colo. – Larry Davis who works in the Office of the State Court Administratorhas been recognized as the Colorado Judicial Branch’s Outstanding Community Service Award recipient. The award recognizes exemplary public service by a confidential employee in the state’s judicial system.
The Colorado Judicial Department annually recognizes a handful of outstanding employees who are singled out for their exemplary work contributing to the high quality of service provided throughout the state’s 22 judicial districts making up the Colorado judicial system. This is the seventeenth year of the recognition and incentive program.
Human resources analyst Davis, nominated by fellow analyst Pauline Simmons, was recognized for his volunteer activities dedicated to the Colorado Combined Campaign Advisory Statewide Committee (2003), Denver Rescue Mission and Colorado AIDS Project.
“Mr. Davis has inspired and encouraged his co-workers to go on and participate in the charitable activities that he is involved in,” says Simmons in her nomination of Davisfor the award. “He has found a way to balance his many talents, work and desire to help others in the community in a manner that is inspirational to us all.”
This year Davis, as board chairman, donated his time to successfully lead the Colorado Combined Campaign in its fund raising activities. The campaign, funded by donations from Colorado state employees, provides basic services and emotional support for thousands of Coloradans. Under his leadership, the campaign raised more than $1.4 million. In addition, Davis volunteered for the Colorado AIDS Walk.
The Colorado State Judicial Branch includes the state’s county and district courts, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. A total of 2,848* judicial employees including 257 judges and justices work to resolve cases in a fair, timely manner and ensure that probationers are supervised appropriately. In Fiscal Year 2004, 514,096 cases were filed statewide at the county court level, 177,369 in district court, 1,285 in water court, 2,558 in the Court of Appeals, and 1,317 in the Supreme Court. The number of total active adult probation cases was 39,207. There were 7,869 active juvenile cases.
* This is the total Full Time Equivalent (FTE) allocated in the Judicial Branch. One FTE in some cases is divided between two or more people.
Editor’s Note: The State Court Administrator’s Office serves as the administrative arm of the Colorado courts system based in Denver.
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