Philip Brimmer
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| Philip Brimmer | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Colorado | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 10/14/2008 - Current |
| Preceded by: | Lewis Babcock |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1959 |
| Home State: | Rawlins, WY. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Bachelors: | Harvard, A.B., 1981 |
| Law School: | Yale Law, J.D., 1985 |
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Early life and education
Born in Rawlins, Wyoming, Brimmer graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Harvard College in 1981, and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School in 1985. [1]
Personal life
Professional career
Brimmer was a law clerk for the Hon. Zita Weinshienk in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado from 1985 to 1987. Brimmer was a private practice attorney in Colorado from 1987 to 1994 before serving as the Deputy District Attorney for the Denver, Colorado District Attorney's Office until 2001. Brimmer served as the Chief Deputy District Attorney for the Denver, Colorado District Attorney's Office in 2001. He was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Colorado from 2001 to 2006, serving as the chief prosecutor of the major crimes section in 2006, and as the chief prosecutor of the special prosecutions section until 2008. [1]
Judicial career
District of Colorado
Brimmer was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado by President George W. Bush on July 10, 2008, to a seat vacated by Lewis Babcock. Brimmer was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 26, 2008, and received commission on October 14, 2008.[3]
Awards and associations
Notable cases
Judicial philosophy
See also
External links
References
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Wiley Daniel • Marcia Krieger • Robert Blackburn • Christine Arguello • Philip Brimmer • R. Brooke Jackson • William J. Martinez | ||
| Senior judges |
Richard Matsch • John Kane • Walker Miller • Lewis Babcock • | ||
| Magistrate judges | David West • Kathleen Tafoya • Kristen Mix • Michael Hegarty • Craig Shaffer • Boyd Boland • Michael Watanabe • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Moses Hallett • William E. Doyle • William J. Knous • Edward Nottingham • Zita Weinshienk • John Porfilio • Robert E. Lewis • John Foster Symes • Olin Chilson • Alfred Arraj • Jean Breitenstein • James Carrigan • Phillip Figa • Sherman Finesilver • Daniel Sparr • Fred Winner • William Knous • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Edward Nottingham • Richard Matsch • Lewis Babcock • Alfred Arraj • Sherman Finesilver • Fred Winner • William Knous • | ||
