Jean Breitenstein

Prior offices:

United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit

Years in office: 1970 - 1986

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Years in office: 1957 - 1970

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United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Years in office: 1954 - 1957

Education

Bachelor's

University of Colorado, 1922

Law

University of Colorado School of Law, 1924

Personal

Birthplace

Keokuk, IA

Jean Sala Breitenstein (1900-1986) was afederal judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit and theUnited 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 PresidentDwight Eisenhower on June 5, 1957, to a seat vacated byWalter Huxman. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 26, 1957, and received his commission onJune 27, 1957. Breitenstein assumedsenior status onJuly 31, 1970, and served in that capacity until his death onJanuary 30, 1986.^[1]

District of Colorado

Breitenstein was nominated to the District of Colorado by PresidentDwight 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 onApril 27, 1954. He served the District of Colorado until he was elevated to the Tenth Circuit onJuly 9, 1957.^[1] Breitenstein was succeeded in this position by JudgeAlfred Arraj.

See also

• Federal judges nominated by Dwight Eisenhower

External links

• Judge Breitenstien's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Active judges	Chief Judge: Jerome HolmesChief Judge: Timothy Tymkovich  •  Allison Eid  •  Harris Hartz  •  Carolyn McHugh  •  Nancy Moritz  •  Robert Bacharach  •  Scott Matheson (Utah)  •  Gregory Alan Phillips  •  Joel Carson  •  Veronica Rossman  •  Richard Federico
Senior judges	Terrence O'Brien  •  Michael R. Murphy (Federal judge)  •  Carlos Lucero  •  Mary Briscoe  •  Paul Kelly (United States Court of Appeals judge)  •  David Ebel  •  Wade Brorby  •  Bobby Baldock  •  Stephen Anderson  •  John Porfilio  •  Stephanie Seymour  •
Former judges	William E. Doyle (Colorado)  •  Neil Gorsuch  •  Robert Henry  •  Deanell Tacha  •  Michael McConnell (federal appeals judge)  •  William Holloway  •  Robert McWilliams  •  James E. Barrett (Federal judge)  •  John Hazelton Cotteral  •  Robert E. Lewis (Colorado judge)  •  Robert Williams (Oklahoma)  •  Orie Leon Phillips  •  George Thomas McDermott  •  Sam Gilbert Bratton  •  Alfred Murrah  •  Walter Huxman  •  David Thomas Lewis  •  Jean Breitenstein  •  Delmas Hill  •  John Hickey  •  James Logan  •  John Pickett  •  Oliver Seth  •
Former Chief judges	Mary Briscoe  •  Robert Henry  •  Deanell Tacha  •  Stephanie Seymour  •  Monroe McKay  •  William Holloway  •  Orie Leon Phillips  •  Sam Gilbert Bratton  •  Alfred Murrah  •  David Thomas Lewis  •  Oliver Seth  •

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado
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  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byDwight Eisenhower
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