Jean Sala Breitenstein

Judge Jean Sala Breitenstein

Personal

Birthday:

7/18/1900

Birthplace:

Keokuk, IA

Date of Death:

1/30/1986

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army, 1918
Assistant attorney general, State of Colorado, 1925-1929
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Colorado, 1930-1933
Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1933-1954

Education

Name of School:

University of Colorado

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1922

Name of School - Second:

University of Colorado Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1924

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Colorado

Court Name:

Colorado District Court

President Nominating:

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

4/27/1954

Termination Date:

7/9/1957

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

6/27/1957

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

7/31/1970

Termination Date - Second:

1/30/1986

Termination Reason - Second:

Death