A Conversation with Chief Justice Monica Marquez ’97

The Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership is pleased to present Monica Marquez '97, Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice, in conversation with Luke Bronin '06, Senior Distinguished Fellow in Residence of the Tsai Leadership Program. 

Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez was appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court in 2010. She began her term as Chief Justice in July 2024. Before joining the Court, Chief Justice Márquez served in several roles at the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, including Assistant Solicitor General and Deputy Attorney General. Chief Justice Márquez previously practiced general commercial litigation and employment law at Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP. Chief Justice Márquez grew up in Grand Junction, CO. After graduating from Stanford University, she served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps as a teacher and community organizer in Camden, NJ, and Philadelphia, PA, before earning her law degree at Yale Law School. Chief Justice Márquez has served as a liaison justice to the Office of Attorney Regulation and its related committees, and as chair of the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on Judicial Well-Being. Before joining the Court, Chief Justice Márquez served on the boards of multiple bar associations and the Latina Initiative, and as Chair of the Denver Mayor’s LGBTQ Commission.