Allison Eid, '91: Poised to Make History at the 10th Circuit

For women striving to achieve that elusive balance between family life and a successful career, it can be hard to find strong role models. But Colorado’s Allison Eid is as a shining example. Not only has she reached the highest levels of the legal profession, she has raised two amazing children and supported her husband’s own high-demand career. This combination — lawyer, mother, spouse to another working spouse — is extraordinarily rare in the upper echelons of the legal community and should be celebrated.

Eid currently serves as a justice on the Colorado Supreme Court and has been nominated by the president as the first Colorado woman to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. I had the pleasure of serving as one of Eid’s law clerks before going on to clerk for then-Judge Neil Gorsuch and for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

I have been lucky to have great mentors, but none has been quite as special as Eid. From her modest beginnings to her remarkable legal achievements, she epitomizes the self-fortitude and grace we should hope for in our public servants.

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