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Michael L. Bender
Michael Lee Bender[2] (born January 7, 1942)[3] is an American attorney and jurist, who served as the 44th Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. Bender earned a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1964 and a law degree from the University of Colorado Law School in 1967.[3] Prior to becoming a judge, he worked in private practice, for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and as a public defender in Denver and Jefferson County and for the state.[4] Bender also taught criminal law, criminal trial advocacy, and employment discrimination law at the University of Denver College of Law.[3] Bender was first appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court January 2, 1997 by Governor Roy Romer,[3] to a seat vacated by the retirement of George E. Lohr.[5] He won retention in 2010, despite opposition from conservative and Libertarian groups.[4] He was voted Chief Justice by his fellow justices in 2010, taking the position on December 1, 2010. He retired from the court on January 7, 2014. Bender is a registered Democrat.[4] He has five children with his wife, Helen H. Hand, a psychologist who runs Colorado Free University; the couple live in the Stapleton development in Denver.[4] References
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