Despite lawsuit threats, Aurora courts chief position changed for 'better oversight'

AURORA | After threats of litigation and accusations of discrimination, the majority of city lawmakers still approved moving oversight of the city’s court administrator from the city council to the city manager’s office.

“This would (bring) litigation over a hostile work environment,” Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky said during a heated discussion at Monday night’s council meeting. “This would (bring) litigation over discrimination, and it is blatant, blatant discrimination.”

The current court administrator is Candice Atkinson, who did not publicly comment on the change.

The position has for decades been a direct appointee of the city council and reported solely to them. But after months of reports that the department, which oversees city courts and the city’s detention center, had coo