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Steamboat Springs — The Colorado courts system will take the judicial temperature of Routt County on Tuesday as part of a statewide survey program.

Anyone with business at the courthouse Tuesday, including defendants, court workers, law enforcement officers, attorneys, jurors and others, will be asked to fill out a questionnaire in English or Spanish about their experience with the court.

"Data from survey responses will be used to measure public opinion about access to and fairness of the courts," states a news release from the Colorado Judicial Branch. "People will be asked whether they had problems finding the court building, whether they could easily understand the forms they needed, whether they felt safe in the building and other related questions."

The surveys also will ask for respondents' opinions about how fairly their case was handled, whether the judge listened and had the necessary information, whether they were treated with courtesy and whether they understood what was happening in the court.

"We look forward to learning about how Routt County residents are treated in their courthouse," Chief Judge Michael A. O'Hara said in the release. "These surveys are an important tool for us as we strive for excellence in public service."

This is the third year for the survey program, and more than half of Colorado's 23 judicial districts already have been surveyed. This will be the first time for the Fourteenth Judicial District of Grand, Moffat and Routt counties.

"These are the people's courts,'' Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey said in the release. "Coloradans deserve the best the Judicial Branch can possibly offer them."