Monica Marquez
| Monica Marquez | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Colorado Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Justice |
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| Appointed by: | Bill Ritter |
| Active: | 2010-2015 |
| Preceded by: | Mary Mullarkey |
| Past post: | Deputy Attorney General |
| Past term: | 2002-2010 |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | Stanford University, 1991 |
| Law School: | Yale Law School, 1997 |
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Monica Marquez is an associate justice on the seven member Colorado Supreme Court. She was first appointed to the court in the state's Commission-selection, political appointment method of judicial selection on September 8, 2010 by Governor Bill Ritter to replace retiring Judge Mary Mullarkey. Her current term expires in January of 2015.[1][2][3] Marquez's father Jose Marquez was the first Latino to serve on the Colorado Court of Appeals.[4]
Education
Marquez earned her undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1991 and her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1997.[3]
Career
Following her admission to the bar Marquez served as a clerk for Judge Michael Ponsor of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and Judge David Ebel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She then entered private practice at the firm Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP. Marquez then entered public service as an Assistant Solicitor General and Assistant Attorney General. In 2002 she was promoted to Deputy Attorney General for Colorado where she served until 2010. She was nominated to the Colorado Supreme Court in 2010, a position she still serves.[3]
Awards and Associations
Awards
- Outstanding GLBT Attorney Award, GLBT Bar Association, 2009
- Richard Marden Davis Award, 2009
- Latina Chamber Inspiración Award, 2010
Associations
- Former Member, Jesuit Volunteer Corps
- Former Editor, Yale Law Journal
- Former Articles Editor, Yale Law & Policy Review
- Former Co-Coordinator, Latino Law Students Association.
- Member, Colorado Bar Association
- Member, Denver Bar Association
- Member, GLBT Bar Association
- Member, Colorado GLBT Bar Association
- Member, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association
- Member, Latina Initiative
- Member, Minoru Yasui Inn of Court
- Former Board Member, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association
- Board Member, Colorado GLBT Bar Association
- Board Member, Latina Initiative
- Chair, Denver Mayor’s GLBT Commission[3]
Political Affiliations
Judge Monica Marquez is currently listed as "nonpartisan." Because judges in Colorado are selected on merit by the governor, she has no campaign contributions.
See also
External links
- The Denver Post, "Ritter picks Monica Marquez for Colorado Supreme Court," September 9, 2010
- Fox News Latino "First Latina, Openly Gay Colorado Supreme Court Justice", December 12, 2010
References
- ↑ Office of the Governor, Press Release: "Appoints Monica Marquez to CO Supreme Court," September 8, 2010
- ↑ The Colorado Statesman, "Momentous moment for Marquez," December 17, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Colorado Supreme Court website, Judge Marquez Bio
- ↑ Fox News Latino "First Latina, Openly Gay Colorado Supreme Court Justice", December 12, 2010
