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- ↑ Ingold, John (April 9, 2015). "Aurora theater shooting judge's challenging past informs his present". The Denver Post .
- ↑ State of Colorado Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation, "Judicial Performance Reviews 2010, Eighteenth Judicial District Judge, Honorable Carlos Armando Samour, Jr."
- ↑ Gurman, Sadie. Judge in theater shooting possesses cool head, strong will, Yahoo News, June 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Law Week Colorado, Judicial Retention, Sheet 1". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ↑ "Gov Hickenlooper Appoints New Justice Colorado Supreme Court" (Press release). State of Colorado. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
