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Politician members in Colorado

  Alfred Albert Arraj (1906-1992) — of Denver, Colo.; Springfield, Baca County, Colo.; Lamar, Prowers County, Colo. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., September 1, 1906. Lawyer; Baca County Attorney, 1936-42, 1946-48; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; district judge in Colorado 15th District, 1949-57; U.S. District Judge for Colorado, 1957-76; took senior status 1976. Episcopalian. Member, Order of the Coif; American Bar Association; American Legion; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons. Died in Denver, Colo., October 23, 1992 (age 86 years, 52 days). Cremated; ashes interred at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Arraj and Mary (Davis) Arraj; married, November 12, 1929, to Madge Louise Connors.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jean Sala Breitenstein (1900-1986) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, July 18, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. District Judge for Colorado, 1954-57; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1957-70; took senior status 1970. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Freemasons. Died January 30, 1986 (age 85 years, 196 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 8, 1925, to Helen Callamore Thomas.
  Ralph Lawrence Carr (1887-1950) — also known as Ralph L. Carr — of Antonito, Conejos County, Colo. Born in Rosita, Custer County, Colo., December 11, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Conejos County Attorney, 1922-29; U.S. Attorney for Colorado, 1929-33; Governor of Colorado, 1939-43; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1940 (speaker), 1948; candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1942. Christian Scientist. Member, Order of the Coif; American Bar Association; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons. Died in Denver, Colo., September 22, 1950 (age 62 years, 285 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of William Frank Carr and Mattie (Kimberlin) Carr; married, February 1, 1913, to Gretchen Fowler.
  Cross-reference: William S. Hill
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Ralph Carr: Adam Schrager, The Principled Politician: The Ralph Carr Story
  Allison Hartwell Eid (b. 1965) — also known as Allison H. Eid; Allison Lynn Hartwell — Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., 1965. Republican. Special assistant and speechwriter to U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett; lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jerry E. Smith; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 2006-17; appointed 2006; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 2017-. Female. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Married to Troy A. Eid.
  See also Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Gregory J. Hobbs Jr. (b. 1944) — of Colorado. Born in Gainesville, Alachua County, Fla., December 15, 1944. Served in the Peace Corps; lawyer; law clerk for Judge William E. Doyle, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1971-72; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1996-2015; appointed 1996; retired 2015. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif. Still living as of 2015.
  See also Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier
  Austin Hoyt (b. 1915) — of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo. Born in Beacon, Dutchess County, N.Y., April 26, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1956. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 11, 1939, to Margaret Llewellyn Carter.
  Alex J. Martinez (b. 1951) — of Colorado. Born in Denver, Colo., April 19, 1951. Lawyer; county judge in Colorado, 1983-88; district judge in Colorado 10th District, 1988-96; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1996-2011; appointed 1996; retired 2011. Hispanic ancestry. Member, Order of the Coif. Still living as of 2014.
  See also Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier
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