United States District Court for the District of Colorado
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The United States District Court for the District of Colorado (in case citation
s, D. Colo. or D. Col.) is the Federal district court
whose jurisdiction is the state of Colorado
. The United States Congress
organized Colorado as a single judicial district on June 26, 1876, by 19 Stat. 61. The initial legislation authorized one judgeship for the District Court, and assigned the district to the Eighth Circuit. The District was reassigned to the newly-organized United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
on February 28, 1929, by
45 Stat. 1346, and appeals are taken to that Court of Appeals (except for patent
claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act
, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit
). Between 1954 and 1984, six new judgeships were authorized for the court, bringing the current number of judges to seven.
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado is David Gaouette. Former United States Attorney Troy Eid
resigned effective midnight, Friday, January 9, 2009. Eid has officially left government service to focus on his private law practice.
Case citation
Case citation is the system used in many countries to identify the decisions in past court cases, either in special series of books called reporters or law reports, or in a 'neutral' form which will identify a decision wherever it was reported...
s, D. Colo. or D. Col.) is the Federal district court
United States district court
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...
whose jurisdiction is the state of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. The United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
organized Colorado as a single judicial district on June 26, 1876, by 19 Stat. 61. The initial legislation authorized one judgeship for the District Court, and assigned the district to the Eighth Circuit. The District was reassigned to the newly-organized United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Colorado* District of Kansas...
on February 28, 1929, by
45 Stat. 1346, and appeals are taken to that Court of Appeals (except for patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act
Tucker Act
Through the Tucker Act , the United States government has waived its sovereign immunity with respect to certain lawsuits....
, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
-Vacancies and pending nominations:-List of former judges:-Chief judges:Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the court was initially created, Congress had to resolve which chief judge of the predecessor courts would become the first chief judge...
). Between 1954 and 1984, six new judgeships were authorized for the court, bringing the current number of judges to seven.
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado is David Gaouette. Former United States Attorney Troy Eid
Troy Eid
Troy A. Eid, a former United States Attorney now in private law practice with Greenberg Traurig LLP in Denver, CO, is the Chair of the Indian Law and Order Commission This all volunteer blue-ribbon advisory panel was created by the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 to recommend changes to the...
resigned effective midnight, Friday, January 9, 2009. Eid has officially left government service to focus on his private law practice.
Current Judges
Former Judges
External links
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado Official Website
- U.S. District Courts of Colorado, Legislative history, Federal Judicial CenterFederal Judicial CenterThe Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency of the United States federal courts. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1967, at the recommendation of the Judicial Conference of the United States....
- United States Attorney for the District of Colorado Official Website