Carlos Lucero

Background

Lucero, Carlos was born on November 23, 1940 in Antonito, Colorado, United States.

Education

Bachelor, Adams State College Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1964.

Career

Education and Legal Lucero received his bachelor's degree from Adams State College in 1961 and his law degree from The George Washington University Law School in 1964. Prior to his nomination, Lucero was a private practitioner in Alamosa, Colorado, and served as the first Hispanic president of the Colorado Bar Association. Lucero was nominated to the Tenth Circuit by President Bill Clinton on March 23, 1995, to a new seat on the court.

Upon confirmation by the Senate on June 30, Lucero became the first Hispanic judge to sit on the Tenth Circuit. Judge Lucero's chambers are located in Denver, Colorado. Judge Lucero was in Tenth Circuit court's panel which decided the Kitchen v.

Herbert case. On 25th of June, 2014 Lucero provided an opinion of the court affirming district court's decision.

Membership

Board of directors Colorado History Society, Santa Fe Opera Association of New Mexico. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation, Colorado Bar Foundation (president), International Academy Trial Lawyers, International Society Barristers. Member American Bar Association (member action commission to reduce court cost and delay, mem advisory board American Bar Association journal, member commission on the availability of legal services), Colorado Bar Association (president 1977-1978, member ethics committee), San Luis Valley Bar Association (president), National Hispanic Bar Association, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (professional service award), Colorado Rural Legal Superior vena cava syndrome (board directors), Order of the Coif.

Connections

M. Dorothy Stuart; 1 child, Carla.

child:

Carla Lucero