Daniel Desmond Domenico
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by the Senate 57–42, Daniel Desmond Domenico is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 2000. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1972 · age 54
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2019
- Confirmed
- 57–42
- Chief judge
- District of Colorado, 2026 to present
- Education
- Georgetown 1995 · University of Virginia Law 2000
- Succeeded
- Robert E. Blackburn
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | District of Colorado succeeded Robert E. Blackburn chief judge 2026 to present | Trump (R) | 57–42 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 57–42 on April 9, 2019 · 116th Congress, Roll Call 66. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 57
4 D, 53 R
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- John Isakson(R-GA)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Doug Jones(D-AL)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Joseph Manchin(D-WV)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Martha McSally(R-AZ)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Kyrsten Sinema(D-AZ)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Patrick Toomey(R-PA)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Voted against · 42
40 D, 2 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Kamala Harris(D-CA)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 1
1 D
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
Education
| Georgetown University | B.A. | 1995 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | J.D. | 2000 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Private practice, Denver, Colorado | 2000-2003 |
| Law clerk, Hon. Timothy M. Tymkovich, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | 2003-2004 |
| Counsel, Thune for Senate | 2004 |
| Special assistant to the solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior | 2005-2006 |
| Solicitor general, State of Colorado | 2006-2015 |
| Adjunct professor, University of Denver Sturm College of Law | 2010- |
| Private practice, Golden, Colorado | 2015-2019 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Domenico was assigned 2,542 district-court cases (1995–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 292 days across 2,000 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.
On appeal
Of 95 of Domenico’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 90 were affirmed, 2 reversed or vacated, and 3 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Daniel Desmond Domenico?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Daniel Desmond Domenico to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 2019.
- Was Daniel Desmond Domenico appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Daniel Desmond Domenico was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Daniel Desmond Domenico's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Daniel Desmond Domenico 57–42 on April 9, 2019.
- Which court is Daniel Desmond Domenico on?
- Daniel Desmond Domenico is 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: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2019)
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7 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).