Nancy E. Rice

Nancy Rice
Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
In office
January 8, 2014 – June 30, 2018
Preceded by Michael L. Bender
Succeeded by Nathan B. Coats
Personal details
Born (1950-06-02) June 2, 1950
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Tufts University (BA)
University of Utah (JD)

Nancy E. Rice (born June 2, 1950) was the Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.[1]

Life and education

Rice was born on June 2, 1950 in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up in Colorado and Cheyenne, Wyoming.[2] She received her Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Tufts University in 1972 and her J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law in 1975. She has one daughter.[3]

Career

After graduating from law school, Rice 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] She then worked as an appellate state public defender from 1976 to 1977 before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado, where she served as the Deputy Chief of the Civil Division from 1985 to 1987. Rice became a judge on the Denver District Court in 1987, the same year she began teaching as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado School of Law.[3]

Service on Colorado Supreme Court

Rice was originally appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court on August 5, 1998, by Governor Roy Romer and was subsequently elevated to Chief Justice on January 8, 2014.[3] She retired from active service on June 30, 2018.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Supreme Court Justices". Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Nancy E. Rice". www.nndb.com. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  3. 1 2 3 "Nancy E. Rice". Colorado Judicial Branch. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Chief Justice Nancy Rice – Adjunct Faculty". lawweb.colorado.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Anthony Vollack		 Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
1998–2018		 Succeeded by
Carlos Samour
Preceded by
Michael L. Bender		 Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
2014–2018		 Succeeded by
Nathan B. Coats


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