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John L. Kane, Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Senior status since April 8, 1988.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Nominated
- November 2, 1977
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- November 18, 1977
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), December 7, 1977
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- December 15, 1977
- Commissioned
- December 16, 1977
- Senior status
- Since April 8, 1988
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1937, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Seventeenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1960-1961
- Private practice, Brighton, Colorado, 1961-1963
- Deputy district attorney, Seventeenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1961-1963
- Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1964, 1970-1977
- Public defender, Adams County, Brighton, Colorado, 1965-1967
- Deputy director, Peace Corps, eastern region of India, Calcutta, India, 1967-1968
- Country representative, Peace Corps, Turkey, 1968-1969
- Instructor, Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado, 1973-1974
- Faculty, University of Denver College of Law, 1978-1988, 1990-1996; adjunct professor, 1978-1988; Miller distinguished visiting professor of law, 1990-1996
- Visiting lecturer in law, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1989
- Adjunct professor, Colorado School of Law, 1996-
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