John Porfilio
1999 - Present
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John Carbone Porfilio is a federal judge on senior status with the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. He joined the court in 1985 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. Prior to joining the 10th Circuit, Judge Porfilio was a bankruptcy and, later, a district judge for the District of Colorado.[1]
Early life and education
Porfilo graduated from University of Denver with his B.A. in 1956 and from the University of Denver College of Law with his LL.B. in 1959.[1]
Professional career
- 1972-1975: Attorney General of Colorado
- 1968-1972: Deputy attorney general of Colorado
- 1962-1968: Assistant attorney general of Colorado
- 1959-1962: Private practice, Denver, Colo.
Judicial career
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: John P. Moore[2] |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 25 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: April 8, 1985
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| Hearing: May 1, 1985
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| Reported: May 2, 1985
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| Confirmed: May 3, 1985
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Porfilio was nominated by Ronald Reagan on April 8, 1985, to a seat vacated by Judge Robert McWilliams as McWilliams assumed senior status. Hearings on Porfilio's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 1, 1985, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) on May 2, 1985. Porfilio was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on May 3, 1985, and he received his commission on May 10, 1985. Porfilio assumed senior status on October 15, 1999.[1][3][4] He was succeeded in this position by Judge Timothy Tymkovich.
District of Colorado
Porfilio was nominated by Ronald Reagan on May 18, 1982, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado vacated by Judge Fred Winner as Winner assumed senior status. Hearings on Porfilio's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 16, 1982, and his nomination was reported by Sen. Thurmond on June 23, 1982. Porfilio was confirmed by the unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate on June 24, 1982, and he received his commission the next day. Porfilio resigned from the district court on May 13, 1985, upon his elevation to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.[1][5] Porfilio was succeeded in this position by Judge Daniel Sparr.
Colorado bankruptcy judge
Porfilo was appointed by the chief judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to a fourteen-year term as a bankruptcy judge in 1975. Porfilo resigned from being a bankruptcy judge in 1982 upon his elevation to the District of Colorado.[1]
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Judge Porfilio was confirmed as John P. Moore to the circuit court and, previously, to the district court. He changed his name legally to John C. Porfilio after his elevation to the circuit court.
- ↑ University of Denver Sturm College of Law, "Westminster Law Library - Alumni," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 186 - John P. Moore - The Judiciary," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ United States Congres, "PN 1160 - John P. Moore - The Judiciary," accessed August 16, 2016
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| Preceded by: Robert McWilliams |
Tenth Circuit 1985–1999 |
Succeeded by: Timothy Tymkovich |
| Preceded by: Fred Winner |
District of Colorado 1982–1985 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Daniel Sparr
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Philip Brimmer • Gordon Gallagher • Nina Nin-Yuen Wang • Regina Rodriguez • Daniel Domenico • S. Kato Crews • Charlotte Sweeney | ||
| Senior judges |
John Kane (Colorado) • Lewis Babcock • Marcia Krieger • Robert Blackburn • Christine Arguello • R. Brooke Jackson • William J. Martinez • Raymond P. Moore • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Michael Hegarty (Colorado) • Craig Shaffer • Scott Varholak • Reid Neureiter • James Candelaria • Maritza Dominguez Braswell • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Moses Hallett • William E. Doyle (Colorado) • Edward Nottingham • Walker Miller • Zita Weinshienk • Wiley Daniel • John Porfilio • Robert E. Lewis (Colorado judge) • 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 • Wiley Daniel • Alfred Arraj • Sherman Finesilver • Fred Winner • William Knous • | ||
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| 1981 |
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| 1982 |
Acker • Acosta • Altimari • Bell • Bissell • Black • Bullock • Caldwell • Coffey • Contie • Coyle • Dowd • Fagg • Fong • Fox • Gadbois • Gibson • Ginsburg • Hart • Higginbotham • Hogan • Irving • Jackson • Jolly • Kanne • Kovachevich • Krupansky • Lynch • Mansmann • McNamara • Mencer • Mentz • Mihm • Moody • Nordberg • Paul • Pieras • Plunkett • Porfilio • Potter • Pratt • Rafeedie • Restani • Roberts • Scalia • Selya • Telesca • Wellford | ||
| 1983 |
Baldock • Barbour • Barry • Bowman • Carman • Carter • Curran • Davis • Dorsey • Feldman • Fish • Flaum • Gibbons • Hallanan • Harris • Hinojosa • Hull • Hupp • Katz • Keenan • Kelly • Kram • Laffitte • Limbaugh, Sr. • Limbaugh, Sr. • Milburn • Nesbitt • Nevas • O'Neill • Rymer • Sharp • Starr • Vinson • Vukasin • Wexler • Woods | ||
| 1984 |
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| 1985 |
Alley • Altimari • Anderson • Aquilino • Archer • Arnold • Baldock • Batchelder • Battey • Broomfield • Brown • Brown • Brunetti • Buckley • Cobb • Conmy • Cowen • Davidson • Dimmick • Duff • Easterbrook • Edgar • Farnan • Fernandez • Fitzpatrick • Fuste • Greene • Gunn • Guy • Hall • Hilton • Holderman • Hughes • Johnson • Jones • Korman • Kozinski • La Plata • Leinenweber • Letts • Lovell • Ludwig • Maloney • Mansmann • Marcus • McDonald • Meredith • Miller • Mills • Miner • Motz • Nelson • Noonan • Porfilio • Revercomb • Rhoades • Ripple • Rodriguez • Rosenbaum • Roth • Ryan • Sam • Scott • Sentelle • Silberman • Sporkin • Stanton • Stapleton • Strand • Strom • Tacha • Tevrizian • Thompson • Todd • Tsoucalas • Walker • Walter • Weber • Williams • Wilson • Wingate • Wolf • Wollman • Young • Zloch | ||
| 1986 |
Anderson • Boggs • Bryan • Cedarbaum • Cholakis • Conway • Davies • Dearie • Dubina • Duggan • Edmondson • Fawsett • Fitzwater • Gex • Graham • Hackett • Hansen • Henderson • Hittner • Howard • Jensen • Kay • Kleinfeld • Kosik • Lagueux • Lechner • Magill • Mahoney • Manion • McAvoy • McQuade • Norris • O'Scannlain • Rehnquist • Ryskamp • Scalia • Selya • Simpson • Smalkin • Spencer • Stiehl • Wilkins • Williams • Woodlock • Zatkoff | ||
| 1987 |
Alesia • Beam • Bell • Conboy • Cowen • Cummings • Daronco • Doty • Dwyer • Ebel • Ellis • Gadola • Gawthrop • Greenberg • Harrington • Howard • Hoyt • Hutchinson • Kanne • Kelly • Larimer • Leavy • Lew • Marsh • Mayer • McKinney • Michel • Mukasey • Musgrave • Niemeyer • Parker • Phillips • Politan • Pro • Raggi • Reasoner • Reed • Scirica • Sentelle • Smith • Smith • Stadtmueller • Standish • Tinder • Torres • Trott • Turner • Van Antwerpen • Voorhees • Webb • Whipple • Wolin • Wolle • Wood • Zagel | ||
| 1988 |
Arcara • Babcock • Brorby • Butler • Cambridge • Camp • Conlon • Cox • Dubois • Duhe • Ezra • Forester • Friedman • Garza • Hutton • Jordan • Kennedy • Lake • Lamberth • Lifland • Lozano • Marovich • Nygaard • Patterson • Schell • Smith • Smith • Tilley • Waldman • Zilly | ||
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Colorado • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Colorado
State courts:
Colorado Supreme Court • Colorado Court of Appeals • Colorado District Courts • Colorado County Courts • Denver Probate Court • Denver Juvenile Court • Colorado Municipal Courts • Colorado Water Courts
State resources:
Courts in Colorado • Colorado judicial elections • Judicial selection in Colorado
