United States District Court for the District of Colorado
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United States District Court for the District of Colorado (D. Colo.) |
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Appeals to | Tenth Circuit |
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Established | June 26, 1876 |
Judges assigned | 7 |
Chief judge | Marcia S. Krieger |
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The United States District Court for the District of Colorado (in case citations, D. Colo.) is a federal court in the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The District was established on June 26, 1876, pending Colorado statehood on August 1, 1876.[1]
The United States Attorney for the District is John F. Walsh.
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Organization of the court
The United States District Court for the District of Colorado is the sole federal judicial district in Colorado.[2] Court for the District is held at Colorado Springs, Denver, Durango, and Grand Junction.
Colorado Springs Division comprises the following counties: Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Las Animas, Lincoln, Mineral, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, and Saguache.
Denver Division comprises the following counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Chaffee, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Lake, Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Park, Phillips, Sedgwick, Summit, Teller, Washington, Weld, and Yuma.
Durango Division comprises the following counties: Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, and San Juan.
Grand Junction Division comprises the following counties: Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Jackson, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, and San Miguel.
Current Judges
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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21 | Chief Judge | Marcia S. Krieger | Denver | 1954 | 2002–present | 2013–present | — | G.W. Bush |
22 | District Judge | Robert E. Blackburn | Denver | 1950 | 2002–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
24 | District Judge | Philip A. Brimmer | Denver | 1959 | 2008–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
25 | District Judge | Christine Arguello | Denver | 1955 | 2008–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
26 | District Judge | William J. Martínez | Denver | 1954 | 2010–present | — | — | Obama |
27 | District Judge | R. Brooke Jackson | Denver | 1947 | 2011–present | — | — | Obama |
28 | District Judge | Raymond P. Moore | Denver | 1953 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
11 | Senior Judge | Richard Paul Matsch | Denver | 1930 | 1974–2003 | 1994–2000 | 2003–present | Nixon |
12 | Senior Judge | John L. Kane Jr. | Denver | 1937 | 1977–1988 | — | 1988–present | Carter |
16 | Senior Judge | Lewis Thornton Babcock | Denver | 1943 | 1988–2008 | 2000–2007 | 2008–present | Reagan |
19 | Senior Judge | Wiley Young Daniel | Denver | 1946 | 1995–2013 | 2008–2012 | 2013–present | Clinton |
Former Judges
# | Judge | State | Born/Died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
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1 | Moses Hallett | CO | 1834–1913 | 1877–1906 | — | — | Grant | retirement |
2 | Robert E. Lewis | CO | 1857–1941 | 1906–1921 | — | — | T. Roosevelt | reappointment |
3 | John Foster Symes | CO | 1878–1951 | 1922–1950 | — | 1950–1951 | Harding | death |
4 | William Lee Knous | CO | 1889–1951 | 1950–1959 | 1954–1959 | — | Truman | death |
5 | Jean Sala Breitenstein | CO | 1900–1986 | 1954–1957 | — | — | Eisenhower | reappointment |
6 | Alfred Albert Arraj | CO | 1906–1992 | 1957–1976 | 1959–1976 | 1976–1992 | Eisenhower | death |
7 | Olin Hatfield Chilson | CO | 1903–1991 | 1960–1973 | — | 1973–1991 | Eisenhower | death |
8 | William Edward Doyle | CO | 1911–1986 | 1961–1971 | — | — | Kennedy | reappointment |
9 | Fred M. Winner | CO | 1912–2003 | 1970–1982 | 1976–1982 | 1982–1984 | Nixon | retirement |
10 | Sherman Glenn Finesilver | CO | 1927–2006 | 1971–1994 | 1982–1994 | 1994 | Nixon | retirement |
13 | James R. Carrigan | CO | 1929–2014 | 1979–1994 | — | 1994–1995 | Carter | retirement |
14 | Zita Leeson Weinshienk | CO | 1933-present | 1979–1998 | — | 1998–2011 | Carter | retirement |
15 | John Carbone Porfilio | CO | 1934–present | 1982–1985 | — | — | Reagan | reappointment |
17 | Edward Nottingham | CO | 1948–present | 1989–2008 | 2007–2008 | — | G.H.W. Bush | resignation |
18 | Daniel B. Sparr | CO | 1931–2006 | 1990–2001 | — | 2001–2006 | G.H.W. Bush | death |
20 | Walker David Miller | CO | 1939–2013 | 1996–2008 | — | 2008–2013 | Clinton | death |
23 | Phillip S. Figa | CO | 1951–2008 | 2003–2008 | — | — | G.W. Bush | death |
Succession of seats
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See also
References
- ↑ http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_co.html U.S. District Courts of Colorado, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ 28 U.S.C. § 85