Colorado district courts

Colorado district courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Colorado, similar to what other states call circuit courts. They have original jurisdiction over civil cases of any amount in controversy, felony criminal cases, domestic relations and family law matters, cases involving minors such as adoption, dependency, juvenile delinquency, and paternity actions, and probate and mental health cases. The district courts are established by Article VI of the Colorado Constitution, which provides that they are trial courts of record with general jurisdiction and such appellate jurisdiction as prescribed by law; the constitution also creates a separate probate court with exclusive jurisdiction over probate and estate matters in the consolidated city-county of Denver. Appeals from the district courts go to the Colorado Court of Appeals, and in some cases directly to the Colorado Supreme Court. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/