"The Certification of State-Law Questions in the District of Colorado"
When: Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 12 noon-1:15 p.m.
Where: Arraj Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver
2 general CLE credits requested.
A federal court's authority to certify state law questions to state high courts is an extremely important consideration in both civil and criminal federal practice. By way of certification, a federal court may ask the state court to answer an unsettled question of state law and then use that answer in deciding the federal case. Although certification is far from an everyday occurrence, state-law questions have been certified to the Colorado Supreme Court by both the District of Colorado and the Tenth Circuit in recent years. Click HERE to register for this program.