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Carlos Armando Samour Jr.
Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Background: Following law school, Samour clerked for Judge Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. He worked in civil practice at Holland & Hart LLP, then was a prosecutor with the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
At a glance
- Court
- Colorado Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) (May 2018); retained by voters in a retention election on November 3, 2020
- Appointed by
- Gov. John Hickenlooper (D)
- Appointment date
- May 2018
- Took office
- 2018
- Current term ends
- January 14, 2031
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Indeterminate (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Colorado, Denver, 1987
- Law: University of Denver, 1990
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Carlos Armando Samour Jr.’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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