Chase admitted according to the order that he used the n-word a number of times in early 2020 while driving with two court employees to Pueblo, Colorado, one of whom is Black.
“(She) asked the (court employee) questions about why black people could use the N-word, but not white people, and whether it was different from the N-word with an ‘er’ or ‘a’ at the “During the conversation, Judge Chase used the full N-word a number of times during the conversation.”
This was not the only time Chase made offensive comments in front of employees in court.
A few days after George Floyd was assassinated, two Black court employees spoke about the protests that followed.
“One of them asked the other if they had seen the George Floyd protests,” the order read. ‘Judge Chase then put on her robe and sat on the bench and told the staff some of her opinions regarding racial justice. Judge Chase asked one employee a few questions about the Black Lives Matter movement. ‘
When one of the employees tried to declare Black Lives Matter, the order said, “Chase said she believes all lives matter,” but said, “The behavior of the police officers in the George Floyd case needs to be investigated. . “
Months earlier, Chase had also told two black employees – while in her robe and sitting on the bench – that she had boycotted the Super Bowl because she objected to NFL players protesting police brutality by chanting during the National Anthem. kneel.
The state Supreme Court ruling also indicated that Chase had asked court employees on several occasions to perform personal tasks for her, including rewriting personal emails “so it sounds better.”
CNN reached out to Chase and her attorney for comment, but did not immediately respond.
According to the order, Chase said she did not intend ‘a racial animus’, but she admitted that her’ use of the N-word does not promote public confidence in the judiciary and that it seems improper . ‘
Chase is said to have admitted that she “undermined the confidence in the impartiality of the judiciary by expressing (her) views on criminal law, police brutality, race and prejudice of the police, specifically while she (her) dress in work areas of court staff and carried off the bench.
“Based on the results of the survey, Judge Chase received ratings below the average of all judges in the district court standing for retention, including case management, application and knowledge of the law, communication and attitude,” the 2016 review reads. “While Judge Chase’s scores were worrying, the Commission is aware of the steep learning curve for a new judge in the district court.”
According to the review, Chase indicated that she has a voluntary performance plan and that she has made ‘active efforts’ to address her ‘weaknesses’.
Chase was appointed to the district court on July 1, 2014 by former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, now a U.S. senator from Colorado.
The judge’s resignation will take effect 45 days after April 16 (May 31).