Jean Sala Breitenstein

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.

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 byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byWalter A. Huxman
Succeeded byRobert Hugh McWilliams Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
In office
April 27, 1954  July 9, 1957
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded bySeat established by 68 Stat. 8
Succeeded byAlfred Albert Arraj
Personal details
Born
Jean Sala Breitenstein

(1900-07-18)July 18, 1900
Keokuk, Iowa
DiedJanuary 30, 1986(1986-01-30) (aged 85)
EducationUniversity of Colorado Boulder (AB)
University of Colorado School of Law (LLB)

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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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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