Carlos A. Samour, Jr. at a glance
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Carlos A. Samour, Jr.
Justice · Supreme Court of Colorado
Biography
Professional career
- Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper on July 2, 2018 to fill the vacancy created by Justice Nancy E. Rice’s retirement
- Chief Judge of that district — July 2014–July 2018
- Prosecutor in the Denver District Attorney’s Office for about 10 years
Education
- University of Denver School of Law — J.D. (1990)
- in Psychology — University of Colorado Denver — B.A. (1987)
Additional information
- St. Thomas More Award (Catholic Lawyers Guild of Colorado, 2026)
- Charles B. Dillon Award of Merit (Arapahoe County Bar Association, 2018)
- Judicial Officer of the Year (Colorado Judicial Branch, 2015)
- Judicial Excellence Award (American Board of Trial Advocates, 2015)
- Before joining the state supreme court, Justice Samour served 111⁄2 years as a district court judge in Colorado’s 18th Judicial District (covering Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln Counties)
- He serves as Chair of the Colorado Supreme Court’s Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee and as the Court’s liaison to multiple rule committees, including Criminal, Evidence, Municipal, and Court Executives
- He is also a member of the Judicial Education Committee
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Expanded Media Coverage
Statewide
Colorado expanded media coverage requests must comply with Chapter 38, Rule 3 and are submitted to the court before the proceeding; authorization remains subject to court rules, orders, restrictions, and limitations.
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Expanded Media Notice
Statewide
Colorado expanded media coverage applications generally must be submitted at least twenty-four hours before the court proceeding, though judges may consider shorter-notice requests in some circumstances.
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Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
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Supreme Court of Colorado
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Colorado Judicial Branch official judicial roster
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