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Daniel Sparr
Daniel B. Sparr was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Sparr was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on January 24, 1990 and assumed senior status on May 1, 2001. He served in that capacity until his death on November 9, 2006.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Denver, B.S., 1952
- University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 1966[1]
Military
Sparr served in the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1955.[1]
Professional career
- 1977-1990: Judge, Colorado 2nd Judicial District
- 1970-1977: Attorney in private practice
- 1970-1971: Office of General Counsel, Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.
- 1966-1970: Attorney in private practice[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Colorado
Sparr was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on January 24, 1990, to a seat vacated by John Porfilio. Sparr was confirmed by the Senate on April 5, 1990, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on May 1, 2001, and served in that capacity until his death on November 9, 2006.[1] Sparr was succeeded in this position by Judge Marcia Krieger.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Sparr Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Porfilio |
District of Colorado 1990–2001 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Marcia Krieger
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
