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James R. Carrigan

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado · 1979

James R. Carrigan , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. James R. Carrigan (August 24, 1929 – August 15, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and previously was a justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.

Education

  • University of North DakotaPh.B., 1953
  • University of North Dakota School of LawJ.D., 1953
  • New York University School of LawLL.M., 1956

Career

Private practice, Williston, North Dakota, 1953-1954; Assistant professor of law, University of Denver, 1956-1959; Visiting associate professor, New York University School of Law, 1958; Visiting associate professor, Washington University School of Law, 1959-1960; Judicial administrator, State of Colorado, 1960-1961; Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1961-1962; Professor of law, University of Colorado, 1961-1967; Private practice, Denver and Boulder, Colorado, 1967-1976; Justice, Colorado Supreme Court, 1976-1979; Arbitrator, Judicial Arbiter Group, Denver, Colorado, 1995-

Biography

James R. Carrigan (August 24, 1929 – August 15, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and previously was a justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.

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