Chase admitted to using the n word a number of times in early 2020, according to the warrant, while driving to Pueblo, Colorado, with two court officials, one of whom is Black.
“(She) asked the (court officer) questions about why black people can use the N word, but not whites, and whether it was different when the N word is said with an ‘er’ or an ‘a’ at the end of the word, “the order said.” Judge Chase used the full N word a number of times during the interview.
That wasn’t the only time Chase made insulting remarks in front of court officials.
A few days after George Floyd was murdered, two Black Court employees talked about the protests that followed.
“One of them asked the other if they had seen George Floyd’s protests,” the order said. Judge Chase then, wearing her cloak and sitting on the couch, told employees some of her views on racial justice issues. Judge Chase asked an employee some questions about the Black Lives Matter movement.
When one of the associates tried to explain Black Lives Matter, the warrant said, “Chase stated she believes all lives matter,” but went on to say that “the behavior of the police officers in the George Floyd case should be investigated” .
Months earlier, Chase also told two Black employees – while she was in her bathrobe and on the couch – that she was boycotting the Super Bowl for objecting to NFL players protesting police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem. .
The Supreme Court decision also indicated that Chase on several occasions asked court officials to perform personal tasks for her, including rewriting personal emails “to make them sound better.”
CNN contacted Chase and her attorney, but did not receive an immediate response.
The order says that while Chase insisted she “did not mean racial hostility,” she acknowledged that her “use of the N word does not promote public confidence in the judiciary and creates the appearance of inappropriateness.”
It says Chase acknowledged that she “undermined confidence in the impartiality of the judiciary by expressing (her) views on criminal justice, police brutality, race and racial bias, particularly while wearing (her) cloak in the workspaces of the court personnel and from the bank.
“Based on the results of the survey, Judge Chase received ratings lower than the average of all district court judges eligible for detention, including case management, application and knowledge of the law, communication and conduct,” the review said. of 2016. “While Judge Chase’s scores were alarming, the Commission is aware of the steep learning curve for a new district law judge.”
Chase said she had a voluntary performance plan and made “active efforts” to address her “weaknesses”, according to the review.
Chase was appointed to the district court on July 1, 2014 by former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, now a United States Senator from Colorado.
The judge’s dismissal takes effect 45 days after April 16, that is, May 31.