Last updated on:
7/8/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
John L. Kane, Jr., JD Biography
- Title:
- Senior Judge of the US Courts for the District of Colorado
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“Either through public health clinics or through physicians and pharmacists, drugs ought to be provided to anybody, under medical supervision--and at no cost, if necessary.”
“Judge Urges Truce in War on Drugs,” Rocky Mountain News, June 4, 1998
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Senior Judge, US Courts for the District of Colorado, 1977-present
- Adjunct professor, Colorado School of Law, 1996-present
- Miller distinguished visiting professor of law, University of Denver College of Law, 1990-1996
- Visiting lecturer in law, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1989
- Adjunct professor, University of Denver College of Law, 1978-1988
- Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1970-1977
- Instructor, Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado, 1973-1974
- Country representative, Peace Corps, Turkey, 1968-1969
- Deputy director, Peace Corps, Eastern Region of India, Calcutta, India, 1967-1968
- Public defender, Adams County, Brighton, Colorado, 1965-1967
- Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1964
- Deputy district attorney, Seventeenth Judicial District of Colorado, 1961-1963
- Private practice, Brighton, Colorado, 1961-1963
- Law clerk, Seventeenth Judicial District of Colorado, 1960-1961
- Education:
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- JD, University of Colorado, 1958
- BA, University of Denver College of Law, 1960
- Other:
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- Appointed Dec. 16, 1977 by President Carter