CJI programs/accomplishments include: education and social events including continuing legal education courses funding for the continuing education of judges judicial excellence awards to honor excellence in Colorado's courts support for Diversity on the Bench so Colorado's courtrooms reflect the communities they serve and public education about Colorado's courts, the judicial merit selection and retention system, and the rule of law. Public education efforts include the Our Courts program and support for Colorado's Legal Resource Day that provides information primarily for self-represented litigants.