Rebecca Love Kourlis
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Rebecca Love Kourlis is a former justice
of the Colorado Supreme Court
.
, and was the daughter of former Governor John Arthur Love
. In 1973, she graduated with distinction from Stanford University
, and in 1976, earned a law degree from Stanford Law School
. She was appointed to the state Supreme Court in May 1995. She previously served as a district court judge and worked in private practice in Colorado
. She has been mentioned as a potential nominee
of George W. Bush
to the U.S. Supreme Court. She is married to Thomas A. Kourlis and has three children, one of whom made headlines after she managed to commandeer Dartmouth College
's mock trial
team. On December 5, 2005, she announced her retirement from the Colorado Supreme Court effective January 10, 2006 http://www.lovelandfyi.com/region-story.asp?ID=3137. In January 2006, she became Executive Director of University of Denver
Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System http://www.du.edu/legalinstitute/.
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
of the Colorado Supreme Court
Colorado Supreme Court
The Colorado Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in Denver, the Court consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices.-Appellate jurisdiction:...
.
Life and career
She was born in Colorado Springs, ColoradoColorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
, and was the daughter of former Governor John Arthur Love
John Arthur Love
John Arthur Love was a United States attorney and Republican politician who served as the 36th Governor of the State of Colorado from 1963 to 1973....
. In 1973, she graduated with distinction from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, and in 1976, earned a law degree from Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located in the area known as the Silicon Valley, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law...
. She was appointed to the state Supreme Court in May 1995. She previously served as a district court judge and worked in private practice in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. She has been mentioned as a potential nominee
Bush Supreme Court candidates
Speculation abounded over potential nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States by President George W. Bush since before his presidency....
of George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
to the U.S. Supreme Court. She is married to Thomas A. Kourlis and has three children, one of whom made headlines after she managed to commandeer Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
's mock trial
Mock trial
A Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or...
team. On December 5, 2005, she announced her retirement from the Colorado Supreme Court effective January 10, 2006 http://www.lovelandfyi.com/region-story.asp?ID=3137. In January 2006, she became Executive Director of University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System http://www.du.edu/legalinstitute/.
See also
- George W. Bush Supreme Court candidates