Robert L. McGahey Jr
JAMS Denver
Honorable Robert McGahey, Jr. (ret.) was a Denver District Court Judge for almost twenty-one years, until hitting mandatory retirement in October, 2020. He currently does mediations, arbitrations and special master work at JAMS. While on the bench, Judge McGahey served in the Civil, Criminal and Domestic Relations divisions of the Denver District Court. Before going on the bench, he was a practicing civil trial lawyer for over 25 years, during which time he tried more than 100 jury trials. His practice focused on insurance defense litigation, coverage disputes and worker's compensation. Judge McGahey is a graduate of Princeton University (magna cum laude) and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is a member of the American, Colorado and Denver Bar Associations and of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He was a member of the Chief Justice's Commission on the Future of the Legal Profession. He has served numerous times as an instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, having first taught for NITA in the 80's. Since then he has taught at more than 100 programs. He received NITA's “Volunteer of the Year” Award in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, for having taught more volunteer hours than any other instructor in the country. In 2013, Judge McGahey was part of a NITA teaching team for a program presented for The Law Society of Scotland. In 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018, he was a speaker at Stetson University College of Law's annual Educating Advocates: Teaching Advocacy Skills conference. Judge McGahey has been a presenter or speaker at a number of other CLE presentations, including the Colorado State Judicial Conference, on topics ranging from litigation tactics and strategy to lawyer and judicial ethics. He has also presented at IAALS conferences. Judge McGahey has been an adjunct professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law since 1985, teaching Basic and Advanced Trial Practice and the Judicial Externship Seminar; he also has taught at C.U. Law School. In 2013, Judge McGahey was the recipient of the Ruth Murray Underhill Teaching Award, presented by the University of Denver Faculty Senate to the outstanding adjunct professor in the University system.
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