Robert Edward Blackburn (born April 12, 1950) is a senior 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 4/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 6/year
Colorado District Court · 2002–
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
Judge · 1988–2002- Bent County, ColoradoCounty attorney · 1980–1988
- Kim [Colorado] Municipal CourtJudge · 1985–1988
- Sixteenth Judicial District, ColoradoDeputy district attorney · 1980–1986
- Private practice, Las Animas, Colorado1975–1980
- ColoradoLaw clerk in private practice · 1975
Appointments
- 2002–2016 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1974- Western State College (now Western State Colorado University)B.A. · 1972