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Carlos F. Lucero (born November 23, 1940) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior
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of the
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.


Early life and education

Lucero was born in Antonito,
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. He received a
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degree from Adams State College in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School in 1964.


Career

Lucero served as a law clerk for Judge
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of the
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from 1964 to 1965. He worked in private practice of law in
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,
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from 1966 to 1995. He was an adjunct professor of legal studies at Adams State College from 1968 to 1995. He served as the first Hispanic president of the Colorado Bar Association.


Federal judicial service

Lucero was nominated by President
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on March 23, 1995, to the
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, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the
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on June 30, 1995, and received commission the same day. Lucero was the first
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judge to sit on the Tenth Circuit. He maintained his chambers in
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. He assumed
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on February 1, 2021. On June 25, 2014, Lucero wrote the majority opinion for the '' Kitchen v. Herbert'' case, which strikes down Utah's same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional.'' Kitchen v. Herbert''
755 F.3d 1193
(10th Cir. 2014).


See also

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*
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucero, Carlos F. 1940 births Living people 20th-century American judges 21st-century American judges Adams State University alumni George Washington University Law School alumni Hispanic and Latino American judges Hispanic and Latino American lawyers Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit People from Conejos County, Colorado United States court of appeals judges appointed by Bill Clinton