Appointed by Barack Obama Preceded by Phillip Figa | Name R. Jackson Role Judge | |
Alma mater Dartmouth College
Harvard University Education Dartmouth College, Harvard Law School | ||
"How can the theater be liable if someone just walks in and starts shooting?"
Richard Brooke Jackson (born 1947), known professionally as R. Brooke Jackson, is a United States District Judge serving on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Jackson formerly had served as a Colorado state judge.
Contents
- How can the theater be liable if someone just walks in and starts shooting
- Early life and education
- Professional career
- Federal judicial service
- References
Early life and education
Born in Bozeman, Montana, Jackson earned an Artium Baccalaureus from Dartmouth College in 1969. He then earned a Juris Doctor in 1972 from Harvard Law School.
Professional career
Jackson spent 26 years with the law firm Holland & Hart, including as an associate from 1972 until 1978, and as a partner from 1978 until 1998. Jackson was appointed to the state bench in 1998, and in 2003 was named Chief Judge for Colorado's First Judicial District, which covers Jefferson County, Colorado and Gilpin County, Colorado.
Federal judicial service
On September 29, 2010, President Obama nominated Jackson to a judicial seat on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Judge Phillip S. Figa. Jackson's nomination lapsed at the end of 2010. President Obama renominated him on January 5, 2011. The United States Senate confirmed him by unanimous consent on August 2, 2011. He received his judicial commission on September 1, 2011.