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Colorado Judicial Branch
Mary J. Mullarkey, Chief Justice
Gerald Marroney, State Court Administrator
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Dec. 8, 2004
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Nemechek recognized by Colorado Judicial Branch for service
DENVER, Colo. – Beth Nemechek, collections investigator in the Nineteenth Judicial District (WeldCounty), is the recipient of the Colorado Judicial Branch’sOutstanding Customer Service Award. The award recognizes exemplary performance by an employee in the Colorado judicial system.
The Colorado Judicial Department annually recognizes a handful of outstanding employees who are singled out for their exemplary work contributing to the high quality of service provided throughout the state’s 22 judicial districts making up the Colorado judicial system. This is the seventeenth year of the recognition and incentive program.
Nemechek is renowned for the courteous, respectful manner in which she treats all people with whom she has contact.
“Beth goes the ‘extra mile’ for everyone who walks in the door, treating them as individuals with significant and unique problems to solve, and she makes them feel that she is there for them every step along the way,” says Shairan Whitman, collections unit supervisor in nominating Nemechek for the award. “I can’t stress enough Beth’s positive attitude and the way she handles every situation with common sense and a composure that reassures her coworkers.”
As a collection investigator, Nemechek if often called upon to deal with both difficult and emotionally charged situations. Many times the people who end up in her office are not happy about being there and are in need of creative solutions to fulfill their obligations to the court. She goes the extra mile to find these types of remedies.
Whitman adds, “She (Nemechek) inspires those around her to strive for a better life, to want to accomplish more – to achieve the impossible. Her inspiration touches employees, co-workers and clients alike.”
The Colorado State Judicial Branch includes the state’s county and district courts, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. A total of 2,848* judicial employees including 257 judges and justices work to resolve cases in a fair, timely manner and ensure that probationers are supervised appropriately. In Fiscal Year 2004, 514,096 cases were filed statewide at the county court level, 177,369 in district court, 1,285 in water court, 2,558 in the Court of Appeals and 1,317 in the Supreme Court. The number of total active adult probation cases was 39,207. There were 7,869 active juvenile cases.
* This is the total Full Time Equivalent (FTE) allocated in the Judicial Branch. One FTE in some cases is divided between two or more people.
Editor’s note: The Nineteenth Judicial District includes WeldCounty.
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