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Zita Leeson Weinshienk
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado · 1979
Zita Leeson Weinshienk , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Zita Leeson Weinshienk (April 3, 1933 – October 7, 2022) was an American lawyer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado from 1979 to 2011. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2000.
Education
- University of ArizonaB.A., 1955
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1958
Career
Probation counselor, legal advisor and referee, Denver [Colorado] Juvenile Court, 1959-1964; Judge, Denver [Colorado] Municipal Court, 1964-1965; Judge, Denver County [Colorado] Court, 1965-1971; Judge, Colorado District Court, Second Judicial District, 1972-1979
Biography
Zita Leeson Weinshienk (April 3, 1933 – October 7, 2022) was an American lawyer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado from 1979 to 2011. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2000.
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