KULMANN v. SALAZAR

Supreme Court Case No. 22SC135.

521 P.3d 649 (2022)

2022 CO 58

Jan KULMANN, in her official capacity as Mayor of the City of Thornton; and the City of Thornton, Colorado, a Colorado municipal corporation, Petitioners, v. Cherish SALAZAR, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

December 19, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioners: Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP, Josh A. Marks   Rudy E. Verner , Boulder, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: Robert McGuire Law Firm, Robert A. McGuire, III , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Municipal League: Robert D. Sheesley , Rachel Bender , Denver, Colorado.

JUSTICE GABRIEL delivered the Opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BOATRIGHT, JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ, JUSTICE HART, and JUSTICE SAMOUR joined. JUSTICE HOOD, joined by JUSTICE BERKENKOTTER, dissented.


¶1 This case requires us to determine whether the office of Mayor in the City of Thornton constitutes a separate office from that of Councilmember in that city for purposes of article XVIII, section 11(1) of the Colorado Constitution ("section 11"), which restricts individuals from serving...

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