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Fourth judicial vacancy to open in Colorado with retirement of trailblazing judge
Hat tip, law360
Biden Gets 4th Judicial Opening In Colorado
Fourth judicial vacancy to open in Colorado with retirement of trailblazing judge
By MICHAEL KARLIK michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com Aug 19, 2021 Updated Aug 21, 2021
Christine M. Arguello, the first Hispanic federal trial court judge in Colorado and a champion of diversity in the legal profession, has announced that she will step down as an active judge effective next year.
Arguello, 66, is a 2008 appointee of President George W. Bush. On July 15, 2022, she will take senior status — a form of retirement that allows judges to continue to handle cases while also creating a vacancy. Her decision means that the Biden administration will nominate its third judge to the U.S. District Court in Colorado, and fourth judge from Colorado overall.
"Judge Christy Arguello is a giant," Attorney General Phil Weiser said during the Denver Bar Association's 2020 "Award of Merit" ceremony. "Judge Arguello grew up without a lot of support, without a lot of role models. And from that experience she's committed to encouraging more young people who are first generation to go to college — and people of color to join our profession, which frankly desperately needs more diversity."
Arguello's resume includes a series of distinctions: the first Latina from Colorado to be admitted to Harvard Law School. The first Latina to become a partner at one of the "big four" law firms in Colorado. The first Latina to be a tenured professor at the University of Kansas School of Law. The youngest person and the first Latina elected to the board of education for Colorado Springs School District 11.
And then, the first Hispanic district court judge for Colorado.
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By MICHAEL KARLIK michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com Aug 19, 2021 Updated Aug 21, 2021
Christine M. Arguello, the first Hispanic federal trial court judge in Colorado and a champion of diversity in the legal profession, has announced that she will step down as an active judge effective next year.
Arguello, 66, is a 2008 appointee of President George W. Bush. On July 15, 2022, she will take senior status — a form of retirement that allows judges to continue to handle cases while also creating a vacancy. Her decision means that the Biden administration will nominate its third judge to the U.S. District Court in Colorado, and fourth judge from Colorado overall.
"Judge Christy Arguello is a giant," Attorney General Phil Weiser said during the Denver Bar Association's 2020 "Award of Merit" ceremony. "Judge Arguello grew up without a lot of support, without a lot of role models. And from that experience she's committed to encouraging more young people who are first generation to go to college — and people of color to join our profession, which frankly desperately needs more diversity."
Arguello's resume includes a series of distinctions: the first Latina from Colorado to be admitted to Harvard Law School. The first Latina to become a partner at one of the "big four" law firms in Colorado. The first Latina to be a tenured professor at the University of Kansas School of Law. The youngest person and the first Latina elected to the board of education for Colorado Springs School District 11.
And then, the first Hispanic district court judge for Colorado.
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