Background
Arraj, Alfred Albert was born on September 1, 1906 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Elias and Mary (Dervis) Arraj.
Arraj, Alfred Albert was born on September 1, 1906 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Elias and Mary (Dervis) Arraj.
Bachelor of Laws, University Colorado, 1928. Juris Doctor, University Colorado, 1965. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Colorado, 1977.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Arraj received an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1928. He was in private practice in Denver, Colorado from 1928 to 1929, in Springfield, Colorado from 1929 to 1933, back in Denver from 1934 to 1936, and again in Springfield from 1936 to 1942. He was a major in the United States Army during World World War II, from 1942 to 1946, thereafter returning to his Springfield practice until 1949.
He was a district judge on the 15th Judicial District of Colorado from 1949 to 1957.
Arraj was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 5, 1957, and received his commission on August 6, 1957. He served as chief judge from 1959 to 1976, assuming senior status on August 31, 1976 and serving in that capacity until his death, in Denver.
The federal courthouse in Denver is named after him.
Board of directors Federal Judicial Center. Served from First lieutenant to major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Member American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, S.E. Colorado Bar Association (president 1940), Federal Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, American Judicature Society (Herbert Harley award 1990), Order of Coif (honorary), Judicial Conference United States, Phi Delta Phi.
Son of Elias and Mary (Dervis) A. M. Madge L. Connors, November 12, 1929. 1 daughter, Sally Marie.