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Jean Breitenstein
Jean Sala Breitenstein (1900-1986) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Colorado, A.B., 1922
- University of Colorado School of Law, LL.B., 1924[1]
Military service
Breitenstein served in the United States Army in 1918.[1]
Professional career
- 1933-1954: Attorney in private practice
- 1930-1933: Assistant U.S. attorney, Colorado
- 1925-1929: Assistant state attorney general, Colorado[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Tenth Circuit
Breitenstein was nominated to the Tenth Circuit by President Dwight Eisenhower on June 5, 1957, to a seat vacated by Walter Huxman. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 26, 1957, and received his commission on June 27, 1957. Breitenstein assumed senior status on July 31, 1970, and served in that capacity until his death on January 30, 1986.[1]
District of Colorado
Breitenstein was nominated to the District of Colorado by President Dwight Eisenhower on April 6, 1954, to a new seat created by 68 Stat. 8. Breitenstein was confirmed by the Senate on April 23, 1954, and received his commission on April 27, 1954. He served the District of Colorado until he was elevated to the Tenth Circuit on July 9, 1957.[1] Breitenstein was succeeded in this position by Judge Alfred Arraj.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Judge Breitenstien's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of Colorado 1954–1957 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Alfred Arraj |
| Preceded by: Walter Huxman |
Tenth Circuit 1957–1970 |
Succeeded by: '
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Philip Brimmer • Gordon Gallagher • Nina Nin-Yuen Wang • Regina Rodriguez • Daniel Domenico • S. Kato Crews • Charlotte Sweeney | ||
| Senior judges |
John Kane (Colorado) • Lewis Babcock • Marcia Krieger • Robert Blackburn • Christine Arguello • R. Brooke Jackson • William J. Martinez • Raymond P. Moore • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Michael Hegarty (Colorado) • Craig Shaffer • Scott Varholak • Reid Neureiter • James Candelaria • Maritza Dominguez Braswell • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Moses Hallett • William E. Doyle (Colorado) • Edward Nottingham • Walker Miller • Zita Weinshienk • Wiley Daniel • John Porfilio • Robert E. Lewis (Colorado judge) • John Foster Symes • Olin Chilson • Alfred Arraj • Jean Breitenstein • James Carrigan • Phillip Figa • Sherman Finesilver • Daniel Sparr • Fred Winner • William Knous • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Edward Nottingham • Richard Matsch • Lewis Babcock • Wiley Daniel • Alfred Arraj • Sherman Finesilver • Fred Winner • William Knous • | ||
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||