Background
Breitenstein, Jean Sala was born on July 18, 1900 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Son of George J. and Ida M. (Sala) Breitenstein.
Breitenstein, Jean Sala was born on July 18, 1900 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Son of George J. and Ida M. (Sala) Breitenstein.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Colorado, 1922; Bachelor of Laws, University Colorado, 1924; Doctor of Laws, University Colorado, 1965; Doctor of Laws, University Denver, 1960.
Born in Keokuk, Iowa, Breitenstein was in the United States Army towards the end of World War I, in 1918, and thereafter received an Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado in 1922 and an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1924. He was an Assistant state attorney general of Colorado from 1925 to 1929. and an assistant United States. Attorney for the District of the Colorado from 1930 to 1933. He was in private practice in Denver, Colorado from 1933 to 1954.
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He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 23, 1954, and received his commission on April 27, 1954. On June 5, 1957, Eisenhower nominated Breitenstein for elevation to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated by Walter August Huxman. Breitenstein was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 26, 1957, and received his commission on June 27, 1957.
He assumed senior status on July 31, 1970, serving in that capacity until his death.
Member American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Mason (33 degree), Law, Denver Country, Denver. University.
Married Helen Collamore Thomas, July 8, 1925. Children– Eleanore Thomas (Mistress George M. Wilfley), Peter Frederick.