Byron Raymond White was an American lawyer and professional football player who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1962 to 1993. Born and raised in Colorado,he played college football,basketball,and baseball for the University of Colorado,finishing as the runner up for the Heisman Trophy in 1937. He was selected in the first round of the 1938 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates,later called the Steelers,and led the National Football League in rushing yards in his rookie season. White was admitted to Yale Law School in 1939 and played for the Detroit Lions in the 1940 and 1941 seasons while still attending law school. During World War II,he served as an intelligence officer with the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre. After the war,he graduated from Yale Law ranked first in his class and clerked for Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson.
Gale Ann Norton is an American politician and attorney who served as the 48th United States secretary of the interior in the G. W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2006. A member of the Republican Party,she previously served as the 35th Colorado attorney general from 1991 to 1999. Norton was the first woman to hold either post.
The University of Denver (DU) is a private research university in Denver,Colorado. Founded in 1864,it is the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. It is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –very high research activity". DU enrolls approximately 5,700 undergraduate students and 7,200 graduate students. The 125-acre (0.51 km2) main campus is a designated arboretum and is located primarily in the University Neighborhood,about five miles (8 km) south of downtown Denver. The 720-acre Kennedy Mountain Campus is located approximately 110 miles northwest of Denver,in Larimer County.
Kenneth Lee Salazar is an American lawyer,politician,and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Mexico. He previously served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously was a United States Senator from Colorado from 2005 to 2009. He and Mel Martinez (R-Florida) were the first Hispanic U.S. Senators since 1977;they were joined by Bob Menendez in 2006. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate,he served as Attorney General of Colorado from 1999 to 2005.
Robert James Nicholson is an attorney,real estate developer,and a former Republican National Committee chairman. He was the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from January 26,2005,until October 1,2007.
David B. Kopel is an American author,attorney,gun rights advocate,and contributing editor to several publications.
Craig Roberts Stapleton is an American diplomat and businessman. He served as Ambassador to France and the Czech Republic during the administrations of President George W. Bush.
Carlos Roberto Moreno is an American jurist who is the former United States Ambassador to Belize. Previously,he served as a Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California from February 4,1998,to October 18,2001,and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from October 18,2001,to February 28,2011. Following his retirement from the bench in 2011,Moreno was counsel with Irell &Manella.
The National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) is an association of post-secondary music schools in the United States and the principal U.S. accreditor for higher education in music. It was founded on October 20,1924,and is based in Reston,Virginia. Accreditation commenced in 1939.
The Sturm College of Law is the professional graduate law school of the University of Denver. It is one of two law schools in the state of Colorado. Founded in 1892,the Sturm College of Law was one of the first in America's Mountain West. The college is located on the University of Denver's campus,about seven miles south of downtown Denver. According to Denver Law's 2017 ABA-required disclosures,67.9% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time,long-term,JD-required employment nine months after graduation,excluding solo practitioners.
Christine Marie Arguello is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and is a former Colorado state official. Previously,she was a nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2014.
James M. Lyons is an attorney at law in Denver,Colorado. He is a commercial trial lawyer with extensive public service.
Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and a Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Allison Hartwell Eid is a United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit who previously served as an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Brian Boatright is an American lawyer and judge,who is the Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. He previously served as a judge on the Colorado District Court from 1999 to 2011.
John McCandish King was an American petroleum entrepreneur and Republican politician. He is notable for being one of the youngest members elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in its history and for his role in a fraudulent scam involving Investors Overseas Service.
Anthony Francis Vollack was a Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1986 to 2000,serving as Chief Justice from 1995 to 1998.
