Background
Carrigan, Jim R. was born on August 24, 1929 in Mobridge, South Dakota, United States. Son of Leo Michael and Mildred Ione (Jaycox) Carrigan.
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Carrigan, Jim R. was born on August 24, 1929 in Mobridge, South Dakota, United States. Son of Leo Michael and Mildred Ione (Jaycox) Carrigan.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Juris Doctor, University North Dakota, 1953. Master of Laws in Taxation, New York University, 1956. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Colorado, 1989.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Suffolk University, 1991. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University North Dakota, 1997.
Assistant professor law University Denver, 1956—1959. Visiting associate professor New York University Law School, 1958, University Washington Law School, 1959—1960. Colorado judicial administrator, 1960—1961.
Professor law University Colorado, 1961—1967. Partner Carrigan & Bragg (and predecessors), 1967—1976. Board regents University Colorado, 1975—1976.
Justice Colorado Supreme Court, 1976—1979. Judge The United States of America District Court Colorado, 1979—1995. Member Colorado Board Bar Examiners, 1969-1971.
Lecturer National College Judicial, 1964-1977, 95. Board directors co founder National Institute Trial Advocacy, 1971-2006, chairman board 1986-1988, also member faculty, since 1972. Adjunct professor law University Colo, 1984, since 1991.
Board directors Denver Broncos Stadium District, since 1996. Member steering committee new University Colorado Law Building, 2005-2008.
Board visitors University North Dakota College Law, 1983-1985. Fellow Colorado Bar Foundation, Boulder County Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (action committee on tort system improvement 1985-1987, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities section long range planning committee, 1986-1997.
Council 1987-1991, task force on initiatives and referenda 1990-1992, size of civil juries task force 1988-1990, class actions task force 1995-1997), Colorado Bar Association, Boulder County Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, Catholic Lawyers Guild, Inns. of Court, International Society Barristers, International Academy Trial Lawyers (board directors since 1995), Federal Judges Association (board directors 1985-1989), American Judicature Society (board directors 1985-1989), Tenth Circuit District Judges Association (secretary 1991-1992, vice president 1992-1993, president 1994-1995), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, American Bar Association (Pursuit of Justice award 2009), Arrupe Jesuit High School (board trustees since 2008).
Married Beverly Jean Halpin, June 2, 1956.
