Colorado Supreme Court / Joined 1893 / Served to 1897

William H. Gabbert

Justice, Colorado Supreme Court

William H. Gabbert was a Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, who joined the court in 1893. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived
1849–1923
Tenure
1893–1897 · 4 yrs

Judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1893Colorado Supreme Court

Judicial Record

In our data, Gabbert authored 2 published opinions for the court (1900–1910). Most cited: Melcher v. Beeler (40 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

YearCaseCitationCited
1910Melcher v. Beeler110 P. 18140
1900Cobb v. Benedict62 P. 2223

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Questions & answers

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William H. Gabbert was a Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.

Sources

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4 years on the Colorado Supreme Court. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).