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U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

34 judges have served since Jan 12, 1877. Now: S. Kato Crews DGordon Paul Gallagher DNina Nin-Yuen Wang DCharlotte Noelle Sweeney DRegina Marie Rodriguez DDaniel Desmond Domenico RPhilip A. Brimmer R.

Judges
34
19 R · 15 D
Longest tenure
29 years
Richard Paul Matsch
Current
2.8 years
S. Kato Crews, since Jan 12, 2024
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18801900192019401960198020002020Moses Hallett · 1877-01-12 – 1906-04-07 · RepublicanRobert E. Lewis · 1906-04-10 – 1921-12-01 · RepublicanJohn Foster Symes · 1922-05-16 – 1950-04-14 · RepublicanJean Sala Breitenstein · 1954-04-27 – 1957-07-10 · RepublicanAlfred Albert Arraj · 1957-08-06 – 1976-08-31 · RepublicanJohn L. Kane, Jr. · 1977-12-16 – 1988-04-08 · DemocratLewis Thornton Babcock · 1988-10-17 – 2008-04-04 · RepublicanPhilip A. Brimmer · 2008-10-14 – present · RepublicanWilliam Lee Knous · 1950-04-07 – 1959-12-12 · DemocratOlin Hatfield Chilson · 1960-03-05 – 1973-12-31 · RepublicanRichard Paul Matsch · 1974-03-08 – 2003-07-01 · RepublicanPhillip S. Figa · 2003-10-06 – 2008-01-05 · RepublicanChristine M. Arguello · 2008-10-21 – 2022-07-15 · RepublicanCharlotte Noelle Sweeney · 2022-07-18 – present · DemocratWilliam Edward Doyle · 1961-09-22 – 1971-05-17 · DemocratSherman Glenn Finesilver · 1971-09-22 – 1994-05-31 · RepublicanWiley Young Daniel · 1995-06-30 – 2013-01-01 · DemocratRaymond Paul Moore · 2013-03-26 – 2023-06-20 · DemocratS. Kato Crews · 2024-01-12 – present · DemocratFred M. Winner · 1970-12-18 – 1982-04-08 · RepublicanJohn Carbone Porfilio · 1982-06-25 – 1985-05-14 · RepublicanEdward Willis Nottingham, Jr. · 1989-11-27 – 2008-10-29 · RepublicanWilliam Joseph Martinez · 2010-12-21 – 2023-02-10 · DemocratGordon Paul Gallagher · 2023-03-24 – present · DemocratJames R. Carrigan · 1979-09-26 – 1994-10-10 · DemocratWalker David Miller · 1996-07-25 – 2008-04-01 · DemocratRichard Brooke Jackson · 2011-09-01 – 2021-09-30 · DemocratNina Nin-Yuen Wang · 2022-07-22 – present · DemocratZita Leeson Weinshienk · 1979-09-26 – 1998-04-03 · DemocratMarcia S. Krieger · 2002-01-30 – 2019-03-03 · RepublicanDaniel Desmond Domenico · 2019-05-07 – present · RepublicanDaniel B. Sparr · 1990-04-06 – 2001-05-01 · RepublicanRobert E. Blackburn · 2002-03-06 – 2016-04-12 · RepublicanRegina Marie Rodriguez · 2021-07-01 – present · Democrat
S. Kato Crews D
Jan 12, 2024 – present · 2.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 51–48
Gordon Paul Gallagher D
Mar 24, 2023 – present · 3.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 53–43
Nina Nin-Yuen Wang D
Jul 22, 2022 – present · 4.2 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 58–36
Charlotte Noelle Sweeney D
Jul 18, 2022 – present · 4.2 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 48–46
Regina Marie Rodriguez D
Jul 1, 2021 – present · 5.3 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 72–28
Daniel Desmond Domenico R
May 7, 2019 – present · 7.4 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 57–42
Raymond Paul Moore D
Mar 26, 2013 – Jun 20, 2023 · 10 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Jun 20, 2023
Richard Brooke Jackson D
Sep 1, 2011 – Sep 30, 2021 · 10 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Sep 30, 2021
William Joseph Martinez D
Dec 21, 2010 – Feb 10, 2023 · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Feb 10, 2023 · confirmed 58–37
Christine M. Arguello R
Oct 21, 2008 – Jul 15, 2022 · 14 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jul 15, 2022
Philip A. Brimmer R
Oct 14, 2008 – present · 18 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Phillip S. Figa R
Oct 6, 2003 – Jan 5, 2008 · 4.2 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Robert E. Blackburn R
Mar 6, 2002 – Apr 12, 2016 · 14 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Apr 12, 2016 · confirmed 98–0
Marcia S. Krieger R
Jan 30, 2002 – Mar 3, 2019 · 17 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Mar 3, 2019 · confirmed 83–0
Walker David Miller D
Jul 25, 1996 – Apr 1, 2008 · 12 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Apr 1, 2008
Wiley Young Daniel D
Jun 30, 1995 – Jan 1, 2013 · 18 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 1, 2013
Daniel B. Sparr R
Apr 6, 1990 – May 1, 2001 · 11 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status May 1, 2001
Edward Willis Nottingham, Jr. R
Nov 27, 1989 – Oct 29, 2008 · 19 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Lewis Thornton Babcock R
Oct 17, 1988 – Apr 4, 2008 · 19 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Apr 4, 2008
John Carbone Porfilio R
Jun 25, 1982 – May 14, 1985 · 2.9 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
James R. Carrigan D
Sep 26, 1979 – Oct 10, 1994 · 15 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Oct 10, 1994
Zita Leeson Weinshienk D
Sep 26, 1979 – Apr 3, 1998 · 19 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Apr 3, 1998
John L. Kane, Jr. D
Dec 16, 1977 – Apr 8, 1988 · 10 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Apr 8, 1988
Richard Paul Matsch R
Mar 8, 1974 – Jul 1, 2003 · 29 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jul 1, 2003
Sherman Glenn Finesilver R
Sep 22, 1971 – May 31, 1994 · 23 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status May 31, 1994
Fred M. Winner R
Dec 18, 1970 – Apr 8, 1982 · 11 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Apr 8, 1982
William Edward Doyle D
Sep 22, 1961 – May 17, 1971 · 9.6 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
Olin Hatfield Chilson R
Mar 5, 1960 – Dec 31, 1973 · 14 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Dec 31, 1973
Alfred Albert Arraj R
Aug 6, 1957 – Aug 31, 1976 · 19 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Aug 31, 1976
Jean Sala Breitenstein R
Apr 27, 1954 – Jul 10, 1957 · 3.2 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
William Lee Knous D
Apr 7, 1950 – Dec 12, 1959 · 9.7 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
John Foster Symes R
May 16, 1922 – Apr 14, 1950 · 28 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding · senior status Apr 14, 1950
Robert E. Lewis R
Apr 10, 1906 – Dec 1, 1921 · 16 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Moses Hallett R
Jan 12, 1877 – Apr 7, 1906 · 29 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.