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Lewis Thornton Babcock

Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Lewis Thornton Babcock serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Oct 14, 1988. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Confirmed
Oct 14, 1988
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1943

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColoradoRonald Reagan · Oct 14, 1988

Education

  • University of DenverB.A., 1965
  • University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law)J.D., 1968
  • University of Virginia School of LawLL.M., 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

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