Jean Sala Breitenstein

Jean Sala Breitenstein
Jean Sala Breitenstein
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
	In office; July 31, 1970 – January 30, 1986
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
	In office; June 27, 1957 – July 31, 1970
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Walter A. Huxman
Succeeded by	Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
	In office; April 27, 1954 – July 9, 1957
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Seat established by 68 Stat. 8
Succeeded by	Alfred Albert Arraj
Personal details
Born	Jean Sala Breitenstein; July 18, 1900; Keokuk, Iowa
Died	January 30, 1986 (aged 85)
Education	University of Colorado Boulder (A.B.); University of Colorado School of Law (LL.B.)

Jean Sala Breitenstein (July 18, 1900 – January 30, 1986) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

Education and career

Born in Keokuk, Iowa, Breitenstein was in the United States Army towards the end of World War I, in 1918, and thereafter received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1922 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1924. He was an assistant state attorney general of Colorado from 1925 to 1929. and an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of the Colorado from 1930 to 1933. He was in private practice in Denver, Colorado from 1933 to 1954.[1]

Federal judicial service

Breitenstein was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 6, 1954, to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, to a new seat authorized by 68 Stat. 8. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 23, 1954, and received his commission on April 27, 1954. His service terminated on July 9, 1957, due to his elevation to the Tenth Circuit.[1]

Breitenstein was nominated by President Eisenhower on June 5, 1957, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated by Judge Walter A. Huxman. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 26, 1957, and received his commission the next day. He assumed senior status on July 31, 1970. His service terminated on January 30, 1986, due to his death.[1]

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References

Jean Sala Breitenstein at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Jean Sala Breitenstein at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 68 Stat. 8	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado 1954–1957	Succeeded by Alfred Albert Arraj
Preceded by Walter A. Huxman	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 1957–1970	Succeeded by Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr.

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[auto-1] Jean Sala Breitenstein at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.