2 East 14th Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
Full Name:
Melissa Hart
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Kevin; 2 Children
Bachelor's, Harvard-Radcliffe College
Graduated, Harvard Law School
Candidate, Justice, Colorado State Supreme Court, 2020
No caucus information on file.
Justice, Colorado State Supreme Court, 2017-present
Former Clerk, Judge Guido Calabresi, Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Former Clerk, Justice John Paul Stevens, United States Supreme Court
Former Trial Attorney, United States Department of Justice
Former Professor, University of Colorado Law School
Appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court, December 14th, 2017
Member, Asian Pacific American Bar Association, present
Commissioner, Colorado Access to Justice Commission, present
Member, Colorado Bar Association, present
Member, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, present
Member, Colorado LGBT Bar Association, present
Member, Colorado Women's Bar Association, present
Member, Denver Bar Associations, present
Member, Sam Cary Bar Association, present
Founding Member, Sonia Sotomayor Inn of Court, present
Former Articles Editor, Harvard Law Review
Former Book Review Editor, Harvard Women's Law Journal
Participant, Leadership Denver Program, Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation, 2017
Participant, Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training (COBALT) Program, 2016
Awards:
Women Who Light the Community Award (Boulder Chamber of Commerce, 2016)
Raising the Bar Award (Colorado Women's Bar Association, 2014)
Chase Faculty Community Service Award (University of Colorado, 2012)
Clifford Calhoun Public Service Award (University of Colorado Law School, 2011)
Serving Communities Award (CU-Boulder Institute for Ethical and Civil Engagement, 2009)
Outstanding Community Service Award (Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, 2008)