William W. Hood III explained

William Hood
Office:Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
Appointer:John Hickenlooper
Term Start:January 7, 2014
Predecessor:Michael L. Bender
Education:Syracuse University (BA)
University of Virginia (JD)

William W. Hood III (born 1963) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Colorado, having served in this position since 2014.

Hood received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, magna cum laude, from Syracuse University in 1985, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was a member of the Virginia Law Review.[1] Hood was in private practice with the law firm of Isaacson Rosenbaum, and was later a prosecutor with the 18th Judicial District Attorney's office for ten years, before becoming a Denver District Court judge in 2007.[2]

On October 25, 2013, Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Hood to the supreme court.[2] Hood was reelected to a ten-year term in 2016.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.courts.state.co.us/Bio.cfm?Employee_ID=739 Colorado Judicial Branch page on William W. Hood
  2. News: Hickenlooper appoints Hood as new Colorado Supreme Court justice. The Denver Post. Jordan. Steffen. October 25, 2013.
  3. Web site: Final unofficial election results show 82.6 percent Weld County voter turnout. Greeley Tribune. James. Redmond. November 9, 2016.