David Migoya

Denver

Senior Investigative Reporter at The Denver Gazette

David is sr investigative reporter @ The Gazette in Denver and CoSprings. He was 22 yrs @ Denver Post after working in NYCity, Detroit & St Louis for ~20 more

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Articles

Proposed cuts to NOAA Boulder threaten U.S. scientific enterprise

3 weeks ago | denvergazette.com | David Migoya

The breadth and scope of what they all do is stunning, awe-inspiring even. The words used to describe their work are at such a high level they’re daunting to understand, yet comforting to know that someone does, because they fit. The reach of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s campus in Boulder — one of 10 nationally and home to about 800 of the world’s best scientists — is truly global, yet its micro-level impact is hyperlocal.
Senate rejects Colorado judicial discipline appointee while approving another

1 month ago | denvergazette.com | David Migoya

The Colorado state Senate on Wednesday rejected the reappointment of the chairwoman to the state panel that handles judicial discipline but narrowly kept its vice-chair. Needing 18 votes to confirm their reappointments to the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline, chairwoman Mindy Sooter came up two votes shy (19-16 against), while Jim Carpenter was approved by the same margin. The Senate has a firm 21-14 Democratic majority.
Senate rejects Colorado judicial discipline appointee while approving another

1 month ago | gazette.com | David Migoya

The Colorado state Senate on Wednesday rejected the reappointment of the chairwoman to the state panel that handles judicial discipline but narrowly kept its vice-chair. Needing 18 votes to confirm their reappointments to the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline, chairwoman Mindy Sooter came up two votes shy (19-16 against), while Jim Carpenter was approved by the same margin. The Senate has a firm 21-14 Democratic majority.
Colorado senate committee balks on discipline nominations

1 month ago | denvergazette.com | David Migoya

In a bipartisan rebuke of how a years-long scandal has been handled, a Colorado Senate committee on Monday made the rare move of not approving the gubernatorial reappointment of the top two members of the state’s Commission on Judicial Discipline.
Federal probe of judiciary scandal in Colorado requested at hearing

2 months ago | denvergazette.com | David Migoya

The Colorado commission responsible for disciplining state judges on Monday revealed it had quietly dismissed an elaborate, voluminous and far-reaching anonymous complaint that alleged an ongoing judicial conspiracy to conceal years of misconduct.
"Black hole" of oversight for code violations by appointed judges

2 months ago | denvergazette.com | David Migoya

Colorado’s method of investigating and disciplining judges for alleged violations of its code of conduct doesn’t apply to retired jurists specially appointed to handle individual cases. Similarly, the state’s investigative arm that looks into allegations of attorney misconduct also has no jurisdiction over issues involving private judges, as they are known, outside of the same code of professional conduct lawyers must follow, both discipline authorities have told The Denver Gazette.
Critics decry 'black hole' of oversight for code violations by appointed judges

2 months ago | gazette.com | David Migoya

Colorado’s method of investigating and disciplining judges for alleged violations of its code of conduct doesn’t apply to retired jurists specially appointed to handle individual cases. Similarly, the state’s investigative arm that looks into allegations of attorney misconduct also has no jurisdiction over issues involving private judges, as they are known, outside of the same code of professional conduct lawyers must follow, both discipline authorities have told The Denver Gazette.
Bill limiting grocers from selling hard liquor passes, heads to Colorado governor next

2 months ago | denvergazette.com | David Migoya

Colorado’s independently owned liquor stores, reeling from voter-approved wine sales in grocery stores, landed a significant victory with the passage of a bill that stops more grocery stores with pharmacies from getting into the booze-selling game. Senate Bill 25-33, passed the full Colorado House of Representatives this week, 55-8, and now heads to Gov.
Colorado judges made campaign contributions despite rules prohibiting the practice

2 months ago | denvergazette.com | David Migoya

More than a half dozen judges in Colorado — each of them specially appointed and paid to oversee a divorce case since 2019 — has made at least one political campaign contribution while serving in that capacity despite a prohibition against the practice and an affirmation to uphold it, The Denver Gazette has found.
Private judges suppress cases at greater rate than regular courts

2 months ago | gazette.com | David Migoya

Private judges hired to handle divorce cases in Colorado suppress them from public view at far greater rates than in cases that rely on district court judges, leaving some legal experts wondering whether affluent clients are simply buying their way into secrecy. The newspaper found that some private judges have suppressed cases nearly routinely, while having barely utilized that tool when they served on the district court bench.