Daniel B. Sparr
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and confirmed by voice vote, Daniel B. Sparr was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. He earned a law degree from University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law) in 1966. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1931–2006
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1990
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Denver 1952 · University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law) 1966
- Succeeded
- John Carbone Porfilio
- Succeeded by
- Marcia S. Krieger
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | District of Colorado succeeded John Carbone Porfilio | G.H.W. Bush (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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Sparr was assigned 5,873 district-court cases (1982–2005). Median time from filing to termination: 202 days across 5,855 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, Sparr authored 59 published opinions for the court (1990–2003). Most cited: In Re Breast Implant Litigation (84 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | In Re Breast Implant Litigation | 11 F. Supp. 2d 1217 | 84 |
| 2001 | United States v. Delano | 182 F. Supp. 2d 1020 | 50 |
| 1991 | T.A. Pelsue Co. v. Grand Enterprises, Inc. | 782 F. Supp. 1476 | 40 |
| 1998 | Ayon v. Gourley | 47 F. Supp. 2d 1246 | 18 |
| 1995 | Arkansas-Platte & Gulf Partnership v. Dow Chemical Co. | 886 F. Supp. 762 | 15 |
| 1993 | Frymire v. Ampex Corp. | 821 F. Supp. 651 | 15 |
| 1991 | Torke v. Federal Deposit Insurance Ex Rel. Silverado Banking | 761 F. Supp. 754 | 15 |
| 1991 | Harrison v. Luse | 760 F. Supp. 1394 | 15 |
| 1990 | Cooper v. Cobe Laboratories, Inc. | 743 F. Supp. 1422 | 15 |
| 1994 | Estate of Montag Ex Rel. Montag v. Honda Motor Co. | 856 F. Supp. 574 | 13 |
| 1995 | Kuehl v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 909 F. Supp. 794 | 10 |
| 1995 | Wilkerson v. Martin Marietta Corp. | 875 F. Supp. 1456 | 10 |
| 2000 | Katz v. City of Aurora | 85 F. Supp. 2d 1012 | 9 |
| 1998 | Thompson v. Colorado | 29 F. Supp. 2d 1226 | 9 |
| 1995 | United States v. Sorapuru | 902 F. Supp. 1322 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 59 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 Daniel B. Sparr?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Daniel B. Sparr to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 1990.
- Was Daniel B. Sparr appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Daniel B. Sparr was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Daniel B. Sparr's confirmation vote?
- Daniel B. Sparr was confirmed by voice vote on April 5, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Daniel B. Sparr on?
- Daniel B. Sparr 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 Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 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).