Lewis Thornton Babcock
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Senior status. Born 1943.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jun 23, 1988
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 14, 1988
- Commissioned
- Oct 17, 1988
- Senior status
- Apr 4, 2008
Education
- B.A., University of Denver, 1965
- J.D., University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law), 1968
- LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law, 1988
Career
- Colorado National Guard, 1968-1974
- Private practice, Rocky Ford, Colorado, 1968-1976
- City attorney, Las Animas, Colorado, 1969-1974
- City attorney, Rocky Ford, Colorado, 1970-1976
- Assistant district attorney, Sixteenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1973-1976
- Judge, Colorado District Court, Sixteenth Judicial District, 1976-1983
- chief judge, 1978-1983
- Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals, 1983-1988
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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