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'''Michael L. Bender''' is the [[chief justice]] of the seven member [[Colorado Supreme Court]]. He was nominated by his peers to serve as
Chief Justice
on [[C2010#December|December 1, 2010]] following the retirement of [[Mary Mullarkey]]. He was first appointed to the court in the state's [[Commission-selection, political appointment method of judicial selection]] by Governor {{BP|Roy Romer}} in [[C1997|1997]]. Justice Bender was successfully [[retention election|retained]] in [[C2000|2000]] and in [[C2010|2010
]]. His current term will expire in [[C2021#January|January of 2021
]].<ref>[http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16579961?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StatelineorgRss-CrimeCourts+%28Stateline.org+RSS+-+Crime+%26+Courts%29&utm_content=Google+Reader ''The Denver Post'', "Michael L. Bender to lead Colorado's top court," November 11, 2010]</ref><ref name=bio>[http://www.courts.state.co.us/Bio.cfm?Employee_ID=67 Colorado Supreme Court website, Judge Bender Bio]</ref>
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'''Michael L. Bender''' is the [[chief justice]] of the seven member [[Colorado Supreme Court]]. He was nominated by his peers to serve as
chief justice
on [[C2010#December|December 1, 2010]] following the retirement of [[Mary Mullarkey]]. He was first appointed to the court in the state's [[Commission-selection, political appointment method of judicial selection]] by Governor {{BP|Roy Romer}} in [[C1997|1997]]. Justice Bender was successfully [[retention election|retained]] in [[C2000|2000]] and in [[C2010|2010]].<ref>[http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16579961?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StatelineorgRss-CrimeCourts+%28Stateline.org+RSS+-+Crime+%26+Courts%29&utm_content=Google+Reader ''The Denver Post'', "Michael L. Bender to lead Colorado's top court," November 11, 2010]</ref><ref name=bio>[http://www.courts.state.co.us/Bio.cfm?Employee_ID=67 Colorado Supreme Court website, Judge Bender Bio
]</ref> He will retire from the bench in January 2014, when he reaches the state's mandatory retirement age of 72.<Ref>[http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23688661/state-supreme-court-chief-justice-michael-bender-retire ''Denver Post.com'', "Retiring state Supreme Court chief justice 'ready to rock and roll'", July 18, 2013
]</ref>
==Education==
==Education==
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*[http://www.coloradosupremecourt.com/ Colorado Supreme Court]
*[http://www.coloradosupremecourt.com/ Colorado Supreme Court]
*[http://www.courts.state.co.us/Bio.cfm/Employee_ID/67 Bender Biography]
*[http://www.courts.state.co.us/Bio.cfm/Employee_ID/67 Bender Biography]
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*[http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23688661/state-supreme-court-chief-justice-michael-bender-retire ''Denver Post.com'', "Retiring state Supreme Court chief justice 'ready to rock and roll'", July 18, 2013]
*[http://www.denverpost.com/evidence/ci_6373222 ''The Denver Post'', "Sketchy evidence raises doubt", July 14, 2007]
*[http://www.denverpost.com/evidence/ci_6373222 ''The Denver Post'', "Sketchy evidence raises doubt", July 14, 2007]
*[http://www.rcfp.org/news/mag/28-4/sct-kobesleg.html "Kobe's legal legacy", Fall 2004]
*[http://www.rcfp.org/news/mag/28-4/sct-kobesleg.html "Kobe's legal legacy", Fall 2004]
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[[category:Retiring judges, January 2014]]