John Carbone Porfilio
John Porfilio | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
Assumed office October 15, 1999 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
In office May 10, 1985 – October 15, 1999 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. |
Succeeded by | Timothy Tymkovich |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado | |
In office June 25, 1982 – May 13, 1985 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Fred M. Winner |
Succeeded by | Daniel B. Sparr |
Personal details | |
Born | John Carbone Porfilio October 14, 1934 University of Denver College of Law (LLB ) |
John Carbone Porfilio (born October 14, 1934) is an inactive Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
Education and career
Born John Carbone Porfilio in
Federal judicial service
On January 15, 1975, Chief Judge Alfred A. Arraj swore Moore into office as a United States Bankruptcy Judge of the District of Colorado, filling a long vacant position due to a rise in bankruptcy filings.[4] He served in this position from 1975 to 1982.[3] On May 18, 1982, Porfilio was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado vacated by Judge Fred M. Winner. Porfilio was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 1982, and received his commission on June 25, 1982. Porfilio served in that capacity until May 13, 1985, due to elevation to the court of appeals.[3]
On April 5, 1985, Reagan nominated Porfilio to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated by Judge Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. Porfilio was confirmed by the Senate on May 3, 1985, and received his commission on May 10, 1985. He assumed senior status on October 15, 1999.[3] On January 8, 1996, Porfillio legally changed his name back to his birth name.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Kaplan, Doris G. "The Honorable John P. Moore, United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit Judicial Profiles 71 Denver University Law Review 1993-1994". Denver University Law Review. 71: 33.
- ^ Denver, Colorado: Colorado Attorney General. Archived from the originalon November 29, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Porfilio, John Carbone - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ Doris G. Kaplan, The Honorable John P. Moore, United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 71 Denv. U.L. Rev. 33 (1993).
Sources
- John Carbone Porfilio at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.