Jean Sala Breitenstein (July 18, 1900 – January 30, 1986) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 32/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 484/year
Colorado District Court · 1954–1957Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1957–1986
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Denver, Colorado1933–1954
District of ColoradoAssistant U.S. attorney · 1930–1933- State of ColoradoAssistant attorney general · 1925–1929
U.S. Army1918
Appointments
1957–1986 · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)Term ended: Death
1954–1957 · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
LL.B. · 1924- University of ColoradoA.B. · 1922