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Mary J. Mullarkey, the first female chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court and its longest-serving, has died at age 77. Many of her former law clerks on Wednesday spoke of how the Chief, as they called her, was beloved and humble, even as she led the state s judicial system and held the power to shape the law through her written opinions in scores of cases. She never lost sight of the humanity of the participants. These weren t just litigants. They weren t just defendants. These were human beings, said Eileen Kiernan-Johnson, who worked for Mullarkey for eight years. There wasn t such a thing as a small case for her. ....
Mary J. Mullarkey, the first female chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court and its longest-serving, has died at age 77. Many of her former law clerks on Wednesday spoke of how the Chief, as they called her, was beloved and humble, even as she led the state s judicial system and held the power to shape the law through her written opinions in scores of cases. She never lost sight of the humanity of the participants. These weren t just litigants. They weren t just defendants. These were human beings, said Eileen Kiernan-Johnson, who worked for Mullarkey for eight years. There wasn t such a thing as a small case for her. ....
Ed Andrieski/AP Photo Colorado Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey announces at a news conference in the Supreme Court Chambers in Denver on Thursday, June 3, 2010, that she is retiring November 30. Colorado’s first woman to serve as a Supreme Court chief justice, Mary Mullarkey, died Wednesday morning after living with multiple sclerosis for many years. She was 77. Mullarkey is heralded as a trailblazer and champion of women’s and minority rights, according to those who knew her. “As a jurist and a leader, she played a critical role in transforming the justice system in Colorado,” said Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in a statement. “Her mentoring and support for greater diversity and inclusion in the legal profession is another important part of her legacy. With her sharp intellect, tenacity, and compassion, Chief Justice Mullarkey was the definition of a public servant and our state is better because of her dedicated service.” ....