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Melissa Hart's Biography

Contact Information

Office

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

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)

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