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{{Short description|American judge (born 1966 or 1967)}}
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|name = Carlos Samour
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|office1 = Associate Justice of the [[Colorado Supreme Court]]
|office1 = Associate Justice of the [[Colorado Supreme Court]]
|appointer1 = [[John Hickenlooper]]
|appointer1 = [[John Hickenlooper]]
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|predecessor1 = [[Nancy E. Rice]]
|predecessor1 = [[Nancy E. Rice]]
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|birth_name = Carlos Armando Samour Jr.
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|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|48|2015|4|9}}
|birth_place = [[El Salvador]]
|birth_place = [[El Salvador]]
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|education = [[University of Colorado Denver]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Sturm College of Law]] {{small|([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}}
|education = [[University of Colorado, Denver]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Sturm College of Law|University of Denver]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
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'''Carlos Armando Samour Jr.''' (born 1966 or 1967)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ingold |first1=John |title=Aurora theater shooting judge's challenging past informs his present |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2015/04/09/aurora-theater-shooting-judges-challenging-past-informs-his-present/ |website=[[The Denver Post]] |date=April 9, 2015}}</ref> is an associate justice of the [[Colorado Supreme Court]] and former chief judge of the Eighteenth Judicial District Court in [[Colorado]]. He is known for serving as the judge for the trial of [[James Eagan Holmes]], the convicted perpetrator of the [[2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting]].

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'''Carlos Armando Samour Jr.''' is an Associate Justice of the [[Colorado Supreme Court]] and former [[chief judge]] for the Eighteenth Judicial District Court in [[Colorado]]. He is known for serving as the judge for the trial of [[James Eagan Holmes]], the convicted perpetrator of the [[2012 Aurora shooting]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Samour was born in [[El Salvador]], and came to the United States in 1979 when he was 13 years old. His family fled El Salvador due to the civil war that was occurring. He graduated from [[Columbine High School]] in 1983. Samour received his undergraduate degree in psychology from the [[University of Colorado at Denver]]. He was awarded his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree from the [[University of Denver]].<ref name=bio>[http://www.coloradojudicialperformance.gov/retention.cfm?ret=623 ''State of Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation'', "Judicial Performance Reviews 2010, Eighteenth Judicial District Judge, Honorable Carlos Armando Samour, Jr."]</ref><ref>Gurman, Sadie. [https://news.yahoo.com/judge-theater-shooting-possesses-cool-head-strong-155309032.html Judge in theater shooting possesses cool head, strong will], [[Yahoo News]], June 27, 2015.</ref>
Samour was born in [[El Salvador]], and came to the United States in 1979 when he was 13 years old. His family fled El Salvador due to the [[Salvadoran Civil War|civil war]] that was occurring. He graduated from [[Columbine High School]] in 1983. Samour received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] in psychology from the [[University of Colorado at Denver]]. He was awarded his [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of Denver]].<ref name=bio>[http://www.coloradojudicialperformance.gov/retention.cfm?ret=623 ''State of Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation'', "Judicial Performance Reviews 2010, Eighteenth Judicial District Judge, Honorable Carlos Armando Samour, Jr."]</ref><ref>Gurman, Sadie. [https://news.yahoo.com/judge-theater-shooting-possesses-cool-head-strong-155309032.html Judge in theater shooting possesses cool head, strong will], [[Yahoo News]], June 27, 2015.</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Samour served as a deputy district attorney in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], for ten years. He also previously practiced law with the firm of ''Holland & Hart''. He began his legal career serving for one year as a law clerk for former Judge Robert McWilliams of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit]]. He was appointed to the court in 2006 and took office in 2007. Samour was [[retention election|retained]] to the [[Colorado Eighteenth Judicial District|Eighteenth Judicial District Court]] for a six-year term, winning 62.18 percent of the vote.<ref>[http://www.lawweekonline.com/2010/07/garfields-jovanovich-is-last-judge-still-undecided-about-retention/ ''Law Week Colorado'', ''Judicial Retention, Sheet 1"]</ref>
Samour served as a deputy district attorney in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], for ten years. He also previously practiced law with the firm of Holland & Hart. He began his legal career serving for one year as a [[law clerk]] for former Judge [[Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr.]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit]]. He was appointed to the court in 2006 and took office in 2007. Samour was [[retention election|retained]] to the Eighteenth Judicial District Court for a six-year term, winning 62.18 percent of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lawweekonline.com/2010/07/garfields-jovanovich-is-last-judge-still-undecided-about-retention/ |title=''Law Week Colorado'', ''Judicial Retention, Sheet 1 |access-date=2015-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701134833/http://www.lawweekonline.com/2010/07/garfields-jovanovich-is-last-judge-still-undecided-about-retention/ |archive-date=2015-07-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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=== Service on the Colorado Supreme Court ===
Samour served as judge on the trial for [[James Holmes (mass murderer)|James Eagan Holmes]], the convicted perpetrator of the [[2012 Aurora shooting]], in which 12 people were killed and 70 others were injured at a movie theater. The trial began on April 27, 2015. While the trial was initially expected to last for about four or five months, Samour stated in June that his goal was to have a verdict and sentencing by July and August. Since the trial started, Samour dismissed five jurors. On July 16, 2015, Holmes was found guilty of all charges.
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On May 31, 2018 Governor [[John Hickenlooper]] appointed Samour as an associate justice on the Colorado Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.colorado.gov/gov-hickenlooper-appoints-new-justice-colorado-supreme-court|title=Gov Hickenlooper Appoints New Justice Colorado Supreme Court|date=25 June 2015|accessdate=24 December 2019|publisher=State of Colorado}}</ref>

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== Service on the Colorado Supreme Court ==
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On May 31, 2018 Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Carlos Samour as an associate justice on the Colorado Supreme Court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/governor/news/gov-hickenlooper-appoints-new-justice-colorado-supreme-court-1|title=Colorado Governor's Press Release|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:29, 27 July 2024

Carlos Samour
Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 2, 2018
Appointed byJohn Hickenlooper
Preceded byNancy E. Rice
Personal details
Born
Carlos Armando Samour Jr.

1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)
El Salvador
EducationUniversity of Colorado, Denver (BA)
University of Denver (JD)

Carlos Armando Samour Jr. (born 1966 or 1967)[1] is an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court and former chief judge of the Eighteenth Judicial District Court in Colorado. He is known for serving as the judge for the trial of James Eagan Holmes, the convicted perpetrator of the 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting.

Early life

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Samour was born in El Salvador, and came to the United States in 1979 when he was 13 years old. His family fled El Salvador due to the civil war that was occurring. He graduated from Columbine High School in 1983. Samour received his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Colorado at Denver. He was awarded his Juris Doctor from the University of Denver.[2][3]

Career

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Samour served as a deputy district attorney in Denver, Colorado, for ten years. He also previously practiced law with the firm of Holland & Hart. He began his legal career serving for one year as a law clerk for former Judge Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He was appointed to the court in 2006 and took office in 2007. Samour was retained to the Eighteenth Judicial District Court for a six-year term, winning 62.18 percent of the vote.[4]

Service on the Colorado Supreme Court

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On May 31, 2018 Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Samour as an associate justice on the Colorado Supreme Court.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Ingold, John (April 9, 2015). "Aurora theater shooting judge's challenging past informs his present". The Denver Post.
  2. ^ State of Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, "Judicial Performance Reviews 2010, Eighteenth Judicial District Judge, Honorable Carlos Armando Samour, Jr."
  3. ^ Gurman, Sadie. Judge in theater shooting possesses cool head, strong will, Yahoo News, June 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Law Week Colorado, Judicial Retention, Sheet 1". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  5. ^ "Gov Hickenlooper Appoints New Justice Colorado Supreme Court" (Press release). State of Colorado. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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