John L. Kane Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Senior status. Born 1937.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Nov 2, 1977
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 15, 1977
- Commissioned
- Dec 16, 1977
- Senior status
- Apr 8, 1988
Education
- B.A., University of Colorado, 1958
- J.D., University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law), 1960
Career
- Law clerk, Seventeenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1960-1961
- Private practice, Brighton, Colorado, 1961-1963
- Deputy district attorney, Seventeenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1961-1963
- Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1964, 1970-1977
- Public defender, Adams County, Brighton, Colorado, 1965-1967
- Deputy director, Peace Corps, eastern region of India, Calcutta, India, 1967-1968
- Country representative, Peace Corps, Turkey, 1968-1969
- Instructor, Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado, 1973-1974
- Faculty, University of Denver College of Law, 1978-1988, 1990-1996
- adjunct professor, 1978-1988
- Miller distinguished visiting professor of law, 1990-1996
- Visiting lecturer in law, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1989
- Adjunct professor, Colorado School of Law, 1996-
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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