John Carbone Porfilio

Personal

Birthday: 
1934
Birthplace: 
Denver, CO
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1959-1962
Assistant attorney general, State of Colorado, 1962-1968
Deputy attorney general, State of Colorado, 1968-1972
Attorney general, State of Colorado, 1972-1975

Nominated and served until January 8, 1996, under the name John P. Moore.

Education

Name of School: 
University of Denver
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1956
Name of School - Second: 

University of Denver - STURM College of Law

With a host of new faculty members added during the past few years, a new building, the wonderful naming gift from Donald and Susan Sturm and the development of the Nanda Center for International Law supported by a generous gift from Doug and Mary Scrivner, the Sturm College of Law is poised for a major leap forward in quality and stature, says Chancellor Robert D. Coombe.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1959

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Colorado
Court Name: 

Colorado District Court

President Nominating: 
Ronald Reagan
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
6/25/1982
Termination Date: 
5/13/1985
Termination Reason: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Court Name - Second: 

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second: 
5/10/1985
Retirement from Active Service - Second: 
10/15/1999
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, District of Colorado, 1975-1982