Honorable Daniel D. Domenico is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif and served as an editor of the Virginia Law Review. After graduating from law school, he was an associate at Hogan & Hartson from 2000 to 2003 and then served as a law clerk for Judge Timothy Tymkovich of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit from 2003 to 2004. In 2004, Domenico was counsel to John Thune's ultimately successful campaign for U.S. Senate. From 2006 to 2015, he served as the Solicitor General of Colorado, where he oversaw major litigation for the state and represented governors from both the Democratic and Republican parties. During his time as Solicitor General, he argued in state and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States, and received the Supreme Court Best Brief Award from the National Association of Attorneys General. At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest state solicitor general in the country, and his nine years of service made him the longest serving solicitor general in Colorado history. He has also served as an adjunct professor of natural resources and advanced Constitutional law at the Sturm College of Law. From 2015 to 2019, Domenico served as principal of Kittredge, LLC.  On September 28, 2017, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Domenico to an undetermined seat on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. On October 2, 2017, he was officially nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Robert E. Blackburn, who assumed senior status on April 12, 2016. On January 3, 2018, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 5, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to renominate Domenico to a federal judgeship. On January 8, 2018, his renomination was sent to the Senate. On January 24, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On February 15, Domenico's nomination was reported out of committee by an 11-10 vote. On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate him for a federal judgeship. He received his judicial commission on May 7, 2019. He became chief judge on March 4, 2026. 

 

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