Supreme Court of Colorado
In the Matter of Ryan L. Kamada
December 7, 2020476 P.3d 1146
Summary
The court upheld the Commission’s findings that former Judge Ryan L. Kamada violated multiple provisions of the Colorado Code of Judicial Conduct through repeated disclosures of confidential judicial information, improper communications, misuse of judicial access, and interference with a federal investigation. Because Kamada had resigned, the court imposed public censure rather than removal. The court also held that it independently reviews the record, reviews factual findings under a clearly erroneous or substantial-evidence standard, and reviews legal conclusions de novo.