--- title: "Richard Brooke Jackson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-b-jackson" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Richard Brooke Jackson U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado - State: Colorado - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, D. Colorado, 2011-present - Judge, Colorado District Court, First Judicial District, 1998-2011 - In 2003, he became Chief Judge of Colorado’s First Judicial District - Jackson spent 26 years in private practice at the Denver law firm Holland & Hart, serving as an associate from 1972 to 1978 and as a partner from 1978 to 1998 ### Education - Harvard University — J.D. (1972) - Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Harvard Law School in 1972 - Artium Baccalaureus (A.B.) degree from Dartmouth College in 1969 ### Additional information - One of his high-profile rulings occurred on June 5, 2020, when he issued a temporary restraining order against the Denver Police Department during protests following George Floyd’s murder. - overseeing Jefferson and Gilpin counties, a position he held until 2011. - chief judge, 2003-2011 - He then transitioned to public service, being appointed to the Colorado state bench in 1998. - Private practice, Denver, CO, 1972-1998 - Richard Brooke Jackson was born on March 5, 1947, in Bozeman, Montana. - Date of birth: 1947-01-01 - Judge Jackson has presided over a broad range of cases, including civil, criminal, and domestic relations matters. - The order restricted the use of chemical agents and certain projectiles against peaceful protesters, emphasizing constitutional limits on law enforcement actions. - He was primarily raised by his mother after his parents’ early divorce, growing up in modest circumstances in a basement apartment. - Birth place: Bozeman, MT ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: 1 COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY MANUAL FOR ATTORNEYS BYRON G. ROGERS UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE Evidence Presentation Evidence presentation is available in all courtrooms. There are 22” high definition video monitors located at the bench, counsel tables, and witness stand. [Microsoft Word - Rogers Courtroom Technology Manual](https://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Portals/0/Documents/AttInfo/Courtroom_Technology_Manual_Rogers.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393746) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393746) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393746) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1611/richard-brooke-jackson/) - [Microsoft Word - Rogers Courtroom Technology Manual](https://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Portals/0/Documents/AttInfo/Courtroom_Technology_Manual_Rogers.pdf) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1611/richard-brooke-jackson/) - [Wikidata: R. Brooke Jackson](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7273502) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-b-jackson", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-b-jackson", "name": "Richard Brooke Jackson | KnowJudges", "description": "Richard Brooke Jackson, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.