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William Lee Knous

William Lee Knous

Colorado District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Born 1889 in Ouray, CO

Died 1959 in Denver, CO

FJC ID: 1298

William Lee Knous (February 2, 1889 – December 12, 1959) was an American attorney serving as Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, the 31st Governor of Colorado and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

The National Governors Association states that he is the only person "to have occupied the highest seat in the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government" in Colorado.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Colorado
    Governor · 1947–1950
  2. Colorado Supreme Court
    Justice · 1937–1947
    • ↳chief justice · 1946–1947
  3. Private practice, Denver, Colorado
    1911–1937
  4. Colorado
    State senator · 1930–1936
    • ↳president pro tem · 1935–1936
  5. Montrose, Colorado
    Mayor · 1926–1930
  6. Colorado
    State representative · 1928–1930
  7. Ouray County, Colorado
    Deputy district attorney · 1913–1918

Appointments

  1. Colorado District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of ColoradoChief Judge
    1950–1959 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death
  2. Supreme Court of Colorado
    Supreme Court of Colorado
    1937–1947

Education

  1. University of Colorado Boulder
    ba
  2. University of Colorado Boulder
    jd
  3. University of Colorado Law School
    University of Colorado Law School
    LL.B. · 1911