John L. Kane Jr.

Personal

Birthday: 
1937
Birthplace: 
Tucumcari, NM
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Law clerk, Seventeenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1960-1961
Private practice, Brighton, Colorado, 1961-1963
Deputy district attorney, Seventeenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1961-1963
Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1964, 1970-1977
Public defender, Adams County, Brighton, Colorado, 1965-1967
Deputy director, Peace Corps, eastern region of India, Calcutta, India, 1967-1968
Country representative, Peace Corps, Turkey, 1968-1969
Instructor, Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado, 1973-1974
Faculty, University of Denver College of Law, 1978-1988, 1990-1996; adjunct professor, 1978-1988; Miller distinguished visiting professor of law, 1990-1996
Visiting lecturer in law, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1989
Adjunct professor, Colorado School of Law, 1996-

Education

Name of School: 
University of Colorado
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1958
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: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1960

Judicial Career

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

Colorado District Court

President Nominating: 
Jimmy Carter
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
12/16/1977
Retirement from Active Service: 
4/8/1988