Nancy E. Rice
Nancy Rice | |
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| Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Michael L. Bender |
| Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office August 5, 1998 | |
| Appointed by | Roy Romer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1950 Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tufts University University of Utah College of Law |
Nancy E. Rice (born June 2, 1950) is Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.[1]
Life and Education
Born June 2, 1950 in Boulder, Colorado.[2] Grew up in Colorado and Cheyenne, Wyoming. She received her Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Tufts University in 1972. She received her J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law in 1975. She has one daughter.[3]
Career
Previously she has served Denver District Court Judge, 1987 to 1998, an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado from 1977 to 1987. She was the Deputy Chief of Civil Division of U.S. Attorney's Office from 1985 to 1987. She served as Deputy State Public Defender, Appellate Division, from 1976 to 1977. She served as a law clerk for Judge Fred Winner of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado from 1975 to 1976.[4] Since 1987 she has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law.[3]
Service on Colorado Supreme Court
Rice was originally appointed August 5, 1998 by Governor Roy Romer and subsequently elevated to Chief Justice on January 8, 2014.[3]
References
- ^ "Supreme Court Justices". Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ "Nancy E. Rice". www.nndb.com. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ a b c "Nancy E. Rice". Colorado Judicial Branch. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Chief Justice Nancy Rice - Adjunct Faculty". lawweb.colorado.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
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