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Richard Brooke Jackson (born March 5, 1947) known professionally as R. Brooke Jackson, is a United States District Judge serving on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Jackson formerly had served as a Colorado state judge.

Early life and education[edit]

Born in Bozeman, Montana, Jackson earned an Artium Baccalaureus from Dartmouth College in 1969. He then earned a Juris Doctor in 1972 from Harvard Law School.[1]

Career[edit]

Jackson spent 26 years with the law firm Holland & Hart, including as an associate from 1972 until 1978, and as a partner from 1978 until 1998.[2] Jackson was appointed to the state bench in 1998, and in 2003 was named Chief Judge for Colorado's First Judicial District, which covers Jefferson County, Colorado and Gilpin County, Colorado.[2][1]

On September 29, 2010, Barack Obama nominated Jackson to a judicial seat on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Judge Phillip S. Figa.[3] Jackson's nomination lapsed at the end of 2010. President Obama renominated him on January 5, 2011. The United States Senate confirmed him by unanimous consent on August 2, 2011.[4] He received his judicial commission on September 1, 2011.[1]

As of March 2, 2021, Jackson is scheduled to take senior status on September 30, 2021.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Jackson, Richard Brooke – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. ^ a b The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (September 29, 2010). "President Obama Names Two to the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2011 – via National Archives.
  3. ^ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (September 29, 2010). "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 9/29/10". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2011 – via National Archives.
  4. ^ http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm
  5. ^ "Future Judicial Vacancies". United States Courts. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

External links[edit]

  • R. Brooke Jackson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  • R. Brooke Jackson at Ballotpedia
  • R. Brooke Jackson District of Colorado