Alfred Albert Arraj
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957 and confirmed by voice vote, Alfred Albert Arraj was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. He earned a law degree from University of Colorado Law School in 1928. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1906–1992
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Colorado Law School 1928
- Succeeded
- Jean Sala Breitenstein
- Succeeded by
- John L. Kane Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | District of Colorado succeeded Jean Sala Breitenstein | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Colorado Law School | LL.B. | 1928 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Arraj was assigned 586 district-court cases (1981–1992). Median time from filing to termination: 136 days across 586 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Arraj authored 110 published opinions for the court (1958–1992). Most cited: Buttny v. Smiley (43 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Buttny v. Smiley | 281 F. Supp. 280 | 43 |
| 1972 | Kirksey v. Theilig | 351 F. Supp. 727 | 42 |
| 1958 | Shamrock Oil and Gas Co. v. Ethridge | 159 F. Supp. 693 | 36 |
| 1987 | Therrien v. United Air Lines, Inc. | 670 F. Supp. 1517 | 34 |
| 1969 | Rosdail v. Western Aviation, Inc. | 297 F. Supp. 681 | 34 |
| 1989 | Padilla v. United Air Lines | 716 F. Supp. 485 | 32 |
| 1968 | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad | 290 F. Supp. 612 | 32 |
| 1970 | Mr. Steak, Inc. v. River City Steak, Inc. | 324 F. Supp. 640 | 31 |
| 1970 | Crowther v. Seaborg | 312 F. Supp. 1205 | 30 |
| 1967 | Corbett v. Patterson | 272 F. Supp. 602 | 29 |
| 1958 | Athas v. Day | 161 F. Supp. 916 | 27 |
| 1990 | Dawson v. Orkin Exterminating Co., Inc. | 736 F. Supp. 1049 | 26 |
| 1970 | Local 858 of the American Federation of Teachers v. School District No. 1 in the County of Denver | 314 F. Supp. 1069 | 26 |
| 1959 | Repass v. Rees | 174 F. Supp. 898 | 25 |
| 1969 | Denver Petroleum Corporation v. Shell Oil Company | 306 F. Supp. 289 | 24 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 110 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Alfred Albert Arraj?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Alfred Albert Arraj to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 1957.
- Was Alfred Albert Arraj appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Alfred Albert Arraj was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Alfred Albert Arraj's confirmation vote?
- Alfred Albert Arraj was confirmed by voice vote on August 5, 1957. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Alfred Albert Arraj on?
- Alfred Albert Arraj was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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35 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).