Rebecca Love Kourlis Explained

Rebecca Love Kourlis
Office:Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
Term Start:May 1995
Term End:January 10, 2006
Appointer:Roy Romer
Predecessor:Luis D. Rovira
Successor:Allison H. Eid
Birth Name:Rebecca Love Kourlis
Birth Date:11 November 1952
Birth Place:Colorado Springs, Colorado
Parents:John Arthur Love, Ann Daniels
Education:Stanford University (BA, JD)

Rebecca Love Kourlis (born November 11, 1952) is a former justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.

Early life and education

Kourlis was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is the daughter of former Governor John Arthur Love.[1] She received her primary school education at Graland Country Day School in Denver, class of 1967. In 1973, she graduated with distinction from Stanford University and in 1976 earned a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School.[2]

Career

Kourlis started her career at the Denver law firm of Davis Graham & Stubbs and later set up a private practice in Craig, Colorado.[3]

Kourlis was appointed to the state Supreme Court in May 1995 by Democratic Governor Roy Romer. She previously served as a district court judge and worked in private practice in Colorado.[4] She was mentioned as a potential nominee of George W. Bush to the U.S. Supreme Court by Senator Ken Salazar. On December 5, 2005, she announced her retirement from the Colorado Supreme Court effective January 10, 2006. In January 2006, she became Executive Director of University of Denver Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System.[5] [6]

Awards

Personal life

Kourlis is married to Thomas A. Kourlis, a rancher and former commissioner of agriculture for the state of Colorado.[8] They have three children.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Associated Press. Colorado Supreme Court justice resigns. 25 September 2015. The Gazette. 5 December 2005. Associated Press.
  2. News: Farmer . Randee . Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis: At Home On, and Off, the Range . September 23, 2018 . Stanford Lawyer Magazine . June 11, 2012.
  3. News: Martin . Claire . Citizens of the West: Tom and Rebecca Kourlis . . 2010-01-04 . 2017-03-08 .
  4. News: Gray . Ellen . Profile: Becky Kourlis: Jurist With a Mission . September 23, 2018 . Denver Woman . September 2006.
  5. Web site: Rebecca Love Kourlis. The Atlantic. 25 September 2015. The Atlantic.
  6. News: Stokols . Eli . Hickenlooper names members of oil and gas local control task-force . September 23, 2018 . KRVR.com . Fox News Denver . September 8, 2014.
  7. Web site: Rebecca Love Kourlis . . 2017-03-08 .
  8. News: Hasenbeck . Eleanor C. . Lifelong Moffat County rancher named to Colorado Ag Hall of Fame . September 23, 2018 . Craig Daily Press . March 18, 2018.