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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-4-208 (2026)

City attorney - municipal judge

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The city council shall appoint a city attorney, who, upon taking office, shall be an attorney-at-law licensed to practice in the state of Colorado. The city council shall also appoint a municipal judge in accordance with section 13- 10-105 (1), C.R.S. The city attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the city council. A municipal judge may be removed during his term of office only for cause, as provided in section 13-10-105 (2), C.R.S.

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1030, § 1, effective July 1. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 794, § 6, effective June 3.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-3-208 as it existed prior to 1975.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1976–1987 · leading case: People of City of Thornton v. Horan, 556 P.2d 1217 (Colo. 1976).
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People of City of Thornton v. Horan, 556 P.2d 1217 (Colo. 1976). · cites it 6× “Section 31-4-208, C.R.S.1973 (1975 Supp.), directs that municipal judges in statutory cities with a city manager form of government sit at the pleasure of the city council.”
People v. Wright, 742 P.2d 316 (Colo. 1987). “See § 31-4-208, 12B C.R.S. (1986); C.M.C.R. 206(a)(5) (Colorado Municipal Court Rules of Procedure).”
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