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U.S. District Court in Colorado

U.S. District Judges for Colorado, 1877-2017 (may be incomplete!)
Moses Hallett 1877-1906 Robert E. Lewis 1906-21 J. Foster Symes 1922-50 W. Lee Knous 1950 Jean Sala Breitenstein 1954-57 Alfred Albert Arraj 1957-76 Olin Hatfield Chilson 1960-73 William E. Doyle 1961-71 Fred M. Winner 1970-82 Sherman Glenn Finesilver 1971-94 Richard Paul Matsch 1974-2003 Zita Leeson Weinshienk 1979-98 Lewis Thornton Babcock 1988-2008 Daniel B. Sparr 1990-2001 Wiley Young Daniel 1995-2013 Walker David Miller 1996-2008 Robert E. Blackburn 2002-16 Phillip S. Figa 2003-08 Philip A. Brimmer 2008- Christine M. Arguello 2008- William Joseph Martinez 2010- Raymond Paul Moore 2013-

Officeholding Events (may be incomplete!)

  • 1906 Apr 7: Moses Hallett, retired.
  • 1950 Apr 14: J. Foster Symes, took senior status.
  • 1973 Dec 31: Olin Hatfield Chilson, took senior status.
  • 1976 Aug 31: Alfred Albert Arraj, took senior status.
  • 1982 Apr 8: Fred M. Winner, took senior status.
  • 1994 May 31: Sherman Glenn Finesilver, took senior status.
  • 1998 Apr 3: Zita Leeson Weinshienk, took senior status.
  • 2001 May 1: Daniel B. Sparr, took senior status.
  • 2003 Jul 1: Richard Paul Matsch, took senior status.
  • 2008 Jan 5: Phillip S. Figa, died in office.
  • 2008 Apr 1: Walker David Miller, took senior status.
  • 2008 Apr 4: Lewis Thornton Babcock, took senior status.
  • 2013 Jan 1: Wiley Young Daniel, took senior status.
  • 2016 Apr 12: Robert E. Blackburn, took senior status.
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