Alex J. Martinez
Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
In office
January 1997 – October 31, 2011
Appointed byRoy Romer
Preceded byHoward Kirshbaum
Succeeded byBrian Boatright
Judge of the Tenth Judicial District of Colorado (Pueblo County)
In office
1988–1996
Appointed byRoy Romer
Judge of the Pueblo County Court
In office
1983–1988
Appointed byRichard Lamm
Personal details
Born
Alex Joseph Martinez

(1951-04-19) April 19, 1951
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
SpouseKathy[1]
EducationPhillips Exeter Academy
Reed College
University of Colorado (BA, JD)

Alex Joseph Martinez[2] (born April 19, 1951) is an American attorney who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Colorado from 1996 to 2011.

Born in Denver, Colorado, Martinez attended Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and Reed College in Portland, Oregon. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado in 1973, followed by a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado Law School in 1976.[3]

Martinez was a deputy state public defender in Denver from 1976 to 1979. when he relocated to Pueblo, Colorado to supervise state public defender's office there. In 1983, Governor Richard Lamm appointed Martinez to a county court judge seat in Pueblo County, and in 1988 Governor Roy Romer appointed Martinez as a district court judge in Colorado's Tenth Judicial District. In September 1996, Romer elevated Martinez to the Supreme Court of Colorado.[3]

Martinez was retained on the court in 2000, and again in a strongly contested process in 2010.[4] He resigned from the court in 2011 to accept a post as Manager of Safety for the city of Denver.[5] Shortly after entering into this position, Martinez engendered some controversy by referring to a critical review of the police department as "nitpicky", although the comment endeared Martinez to the police.[6] He left that position in 2013.[7] From 2013 to 2016, he served as the General Counsel of the Denver Public School District.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Archived Colorado Supreme Court Bio
  2. ↑ "Attorney Information".
  3. 1 2 Colorado Judicial Branch, "Colorado Supreme Court Justice Alex Martinez to be honored by Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at annual gala" (October 17, 2003).
  4. ↑ Cardona, Felisa (February 14, 2010). "Four Supreme Court justices face a tough vote in elections". The Denver Post.
  5. ↑ Willis, Zachary (August 26, 2011). "Colorado Supreme Court Justice Alex J. Martinez to Resign after Accepting New Position". Colorado Bar Association.
  6. ↑ McGhee, Tom (March 10, 2012). "Denver Manager of Safety Alex Martinez trades black robes for thick skin". The Denver Post.
  7. 1 2 Garcia, Hannah (March 16, 2016). "DPS Names New General Counsel With Retirement of Alex Martinez". Law Week Colorado. Denver, Colorado. Retrieved December 16, 2019.


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