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Diana Terry

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Diana Terry
Judge of the Colorado Court of Appeals
In office
July 5, 2006 – July 7, 2021
Appointed byBill Owens
Preceded byW. Eric Kuhn
Personal details
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Monmouth County, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationRutgers University (BA, JD)

Diana Terry (born 1956) is a former Judge of the Colorado Court of Appeals.

Early life and education

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Terry was born 1956 in Fort Monmouth Army Hospital in New Jersey.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers College and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law.

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She began her legal career as a law clerk for Chancery Division of New Jersey Superior Court Presiding Judge Robert Tarleton. She was in private practice from 1985 to 2006 with the law firms of Sherman & Howard; Moye, Giles, O’Keefe, Vermeire & Gorrell; McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney; Law Office of Diana Terry; and White & Steele. Terry's practice focused on complex commercial litigation of intellectual property, computer technology, real estate, and insurance coverage matters.[1]

Appointment to state court of appeals

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She was one of nine finalists for a new seat on the Colorado Court of Appeals.[2] She was appointed to the court by Governor Bill Owens on July 5, 2006. She was retained by voters in 2008 and again in 2016.[1] She retired on July 7, 2021.[3]

Other activities

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She has been a faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy since 1995, and is a frequent CLE presenter.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Diana Terry". Colorado Judicial Branch. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Salaz, Karen (April 22, 2006). "Court of Appeals judge finalists selected". coadvocatesforum.org. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Diana Terry to retire" (PDF). Colorado Judicial Department. March 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Diana L. Terry". cle.cobar.org. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
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