People Ex Rel. Sullivan v. Swihart

We accepted jurisdiction of this matter1 to decide whether the district court erred when *823it ruled that the Chief Judge of the Eighth Judicial District lacks the authority, absent supreme court approval, to issue a standing order prohibiting the unauthorized possession of a deadly weapon or firearm within the district court area of the Larimer County Courthouse. The People, appellants here, appealed the district court’s order vacating a contempt citation and discharging the order to show cause issued to Michael Swihart (the “appellee”). Because we find that a chief judge of a judicial district…