Rebecca Kourlis
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Rebecca Love Kourlis is a retired justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. She was appointed on July 17, 1995. She currently heads the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System. [1]
A native of Colorado Springs, Justice Kourlis received her Bachelor of Arts with distinction from Stanford University in 1973 and earned her JD from Stanford University School of Law, 1976. [2]
Legal career
- Appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court in July 1995.
- Arbiter, Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc., August 1994 to July 1995.
- District Court Judge, Fourteenth Judicial District, 1987-1994; Chief Judge, 1991-1994.
- Water Judge, Division 6, 1988-1994.
- Private practice: Craig, Colorado, 1978-87; Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, 1981-1986 (part-time), specializing in natural resources; Davis, Graham and Stubbs, 1976-1978. [2]
Professional activities
- Supreme Court Committees: Chair, Committee on Family Issues, 2002-2006; Chair, Committee on Jury Reform, 1996-2005; Chair, Judicial Advisory Council, 1997- 2002; Chair, Colorado Attorney Regulation System Planning Committee, 1997- 2002; Civil Jury Instructions, 1990-1995; Committee on Gender and Justice, 1994-1998; Administrative Restructure, 1992.
- District Court Judges Association: President, 1993-1994.
- Colorado Bar Association: Senior Vice President, 1987-1988; Board of Directors, Mineral Law Section, 1985; Board of Governors, 1983-1985; Committee on Professionalism, 1989-1990; Judicial Performance Task Force, 1992.
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation: Board of Trustees, 1990-1992.
- Moffat County Teen Court Board: Member, 1992-1994.
- State Court Administrator: Member, Selection Committee, 1992; Public Land Law Review Editorial Board: Member, 1990-1994; Judicial Institute Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee: Member, 1994; Division of Youth Services: Member, Advisory Board, 1988-1991.
- Colorado Judicial Institute: Board of Directors, 1995. [2]
Awards
- Regis University’s Civis Princeps Award, 2008;
- Colorado Judicial Institute’s Judicial Independence Award, 2006;
- Mile High Girls Scouts Woman of Distinction, 2006;
- Williams Award, Arthritis Foundation 2006;
- Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center, 2003 Champion for Children;
- Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Judicial Excellence Award, 2002;
- Colorado Women's Bar Association, Mary Lathrop Award, 2001;
- American Association of University Women Trailblazer Award, 1998;
- Fellow, Colorado Bar Foundation and American Bar Foundation;
- Northwest Colorado Bar Association President's Award for Community Service: Moffat County Teen Court, 1993.
- Domestic Procedures Revisions, 1994;
- Northwest Colorado Daily Press Woman of the Year, 1993;
- Honorary LL.D., University of Denver School of Law, 1997. [2]
Civic activities
- Board Member, Graland School, 2004-2008;
- Board of Visitors, University of Denver College of Law, 1997- 2002;
- Board Member, Kent Denver School, 1996- 2002;
- President, St. John's Greek Orthodox Church, 1993-1994;
- Board of Visitors, Stanford University Law School, 1989-1994;
- Colorado State Advisory Board on Education for the Gifted and Talented, 1992-1993;
- Long Range Planning Committee, Moffat County School District, 1990;
- Learning Resource Center Board, 1987;
- Governor's Rural Economic Development Committee, 1986;
- Advisory Board, Northwest Colorado Community College, 1986-1988;
- Colorado Commission on Higher Education, 1980-1981. [2]
External links
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