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2010-12-11T08:20:00.001-08:00

"Retired Senior Judge Jose D.L. Marquez almost finished reading the Colorado Supreme Court oath to his daughter before his voice cracked and the tears began.

Monica Marquez had a bet going with her father to see who would cry first as he swore her in to become Colorado's newest Supreme Court justice.

"I think your dad lost the bet," said Chief Justice Michael Bender, who welcomed Marquez to the bench during her swearing-in ceremony at the state Capitol on Friday.

The investiture was attended by Marquez's family, friends and colleagues who represented turning points in her life: a childhood in Grand Junction, a foreign-exchange program in Germany, the campuses of Stanford and Yale, a private law firm in Denver to her last stint as a deputy state attorney general.

"There are singular moments remembered vividly and treasured forever, and I look around today and know this is one of those moments," Marquez said after her partner, Sheila Barthel, and her sister, Christine Marquez-Hudson, helped her into a black robe.

"I look forward, with gratitude, to the adventure that awaits," she said.

Marquez, 41, spoke of three judges who shaped the way she wants to lead her life on the bench, including two she clerked for — 10th U.S. Circuit Court Judge David Ebel and U.S. District Court Judge Michael Ponsor of Massachusetts.

The most influential was her father, who in 1988 became the first Latino appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals, where he served for 20 years before retiring.

She described him as a humble judge who "greeted the night cleaning crew as warmly as his fellow attorneys."

"How many people have the remarkable good fortune to be sworn into the bar and the bench by their father?" she said.

But the younger Marquez broke even more barriers when she was appointed to the bench by Gov. Bill Ritter in September.

"She is the first Latina to serve on the court . . .

Monica Marquez gets a hand putting on her judicial robe from sister Christine Marquez-Hudson, left, and Sheila Barthel, Marquez's partner.

and an openly gay public official in a committed relationship," said Colorado's chief deputy attorney general, Cynthia Coffman. "The court not only gains greater diversity but a woman who excels at building bridges."

Coffman described Marquez's ascent to the bench as a "meteoric rise" but said although lawyers who stood close to Marquez "felt the breeze in their hair," they were not jealous of her success because she worked hard for it.

Ritter said he was confident about choosing Marquez for the slot vacated by retired Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey.

He searched for a justice with a "deep and serious intellect" and found she had the qualities of fairness he was looking for.

"We can find people who take the bench at every level carrying the baggage for someone else," the governor said. "In my conversations with Monica, I found she has a deep respect for the rule of law . . . and that the rule of law in this state applies to all."

Felisa Cardona: 303-954-1219 orfcardona@denverpost.com

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Kris Switzer Workshop

2010-12-04T11:19:00.000-08:00

Vaporize your Holiday Anxiety workshop.

Sunday, Dec. 12th, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
MCC of the Rockies
980 Clarkson St,
Denver, Taylor Hall

Personal Peace for the Holy Days

Do you experience anxiety as the holidays are approaching? Any
worries about how to manage the families? Will everyone get along?
Do you have a million things to do with limited time and/or
resources? What concerns are preying on your mind? Come to this
workshop and leave with the techniques for resolving any upset, any
anxiety, no matter how large or small. You can use these techniques
with your partner, friends or family, allowing you to enjoy the season
in peace … anytime, any place, any where. Expectations,
disappointments, and family dramas will roll right by.
Kris Switzer, RScP, Core Dynamics Coach
and Trauma Resolution Specialist

MCC Holiday Anxiety Flyer

To register, please call MCCR at 303-860-1819

More on Kris Switzer at
www.KrisSwitzer.com

Boulder Lesbian Dances and Places to Meet Boulder Lesbians - Dancin' Divas

2010-08-15T17:52:00.000-07:00

my Review and Tidbits on the Boulder Lesbian Meet and Social Gathering Called Dancin' Divas... Coming Soon to this Post..

Boulder Lesbian Bar

2010-08-15T17:49:00.002-07:00

Many are Googling "Boulder Lesbian Bar" - there is no Boulder Lesbian Bar I think.. So this site will talk about where Boulder Lesbians are Meeting.. Boulder Lesbian Events, Boulder Lesbian Hikes or Groups, Slightly Older Boulder Lesbians.. and well Boulder Lesbians.. If you have any Boulder Lesbian events, hangouts, publications, resources to add to this site eMail me at Lesbian@OutLesbian.com and I will Post it on this Boulder Lesbian Site.

Meeting Boulder Lesbians On Craigslist

2010-08-15T17:47:00.001-07:00

Boulder Lesbians On Craigslist - more on This Coming Soon

Boulder Lesbian - Where do the Boulder Lesbians Hang Out?

2010-08-08T19:46:00.000-07:00

Boulder Lesbian

I must Say I have been, in the last 8 months in Portland, Seattle, Kona, and many more large and small places and well I have to Say Boulder Colorado is a Bit of Well ... LesbianTopia - I say this because I see Lesbians Everywhere.. and well for the Most Part they even say Hello .. Which is rare.. Las Vegas.. and well many other places I have scene lesbian couples and lesbians alone and well they simple ignore me.. and that is fine.. I mean they don't know me.. However.. Well I am a Lesbian and I Look Like a Lesbian.. and a Hello really is not going to mean I will jump ya.. or try and Steal your Lesbian Wife.. Like I Could (tee hee)

Ok a side note there.. the Point Say Hello..

So anyway, Boulder .. no Lesbian Stares.. Lesbians in Cars with Stickers that well Say they are Boulder Lesbians .. Lesbians Holding Hands in the Street, in the Book Store .. in the Coffee Shop.. and the "Tourists" are not even taking a second look..

Boulder Lesbians may think this the "NorM" however.. being a Montana Lesbian .. I have to Say .. no Way is this the Norm.. I have even been Verbally attacked in San Francisco... I see those looks at woman in the most supposedly Open minded Cities.. and well there is no place I have been like Boulder Colorado...

I did an Out Lesbian video once on Where is it "ok" to be a Lesbian.. where is it Safe.. and Well i am not saying that a Boulder Lesbian does Not Face Discrimination.. I am sure that this is happening .. and I am sure that I "obviously" don't know all that goes on in the life of a "Boulder Lesbian" - though I hope to find out. .( Wink ~ Wink) Ok another tangent. .. Anyway.. I have seen my Jump out At ya .. open minded .. Lesbian Freedom - Lesbian Visibility in Boulder Colorado then in anywhere I have been in my Life.. and well as far as the West Goes.. I have been to some supposedly "Hip" - "Out" and "Open Minded" places.. and well.. .. NOT !!!

So where Do the Lesbians Hang Out in Boulder Colorado?

There seems to be no Gay and Lesbian Bar, which is odd .. I mean even Pocatello Idaho has a Gay - Lesbian Bar.. Maybe it is Because Denver is so Close.. thing is.. Denver is Denver and well Boulder is LesbianTopia..

There is a Cafe that is Lesbian Identified.. from What I have heard.. thing Is . .and No Offense to Boulder Lesbians .. I did not like the Food really.. hte Waitress was Sweet. .but well.. it was just not the kind of place where I felt comfortable.. SORRY again Boulder Lesbians but I did not Like the Espresso.. and Well I just .. ok Something Positive.. the Watron was Cute.. !!! (Smile)

So are there Boulder Lesbian Book Clubs, Boulder Lesbian Hiking Groups, Boulder Lesbian Healers, Boulder Lesbian Singles Meet Ups.. ??? What is Going On Boulder Lesbians ? Email me at Lesbian@OutLesbian.com and Let's Network the Lesbians in Boulder Colorado Online...

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Boulder Colorado Lesbian Connection, Lesbian Dance, Lesbian Community

2010-08-08T16:41:00.000-07:00

Out Lesbian Boulder Colorado

"Dancin' Divas is a group of women dance lovers dedicated to providing a FUN dance venue for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Undecided (and friends of) community in Boulder, Colorado. "

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Boulder Colorado Lesbian - Boulder Lesbian

2010-08-08T16:39:00.000-07:00

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Boulder Lesbian - Boulder Colorado Lesbian

2010-08-08T16:32:00.000-07:00