George E. Lohr (July 15, 1931 – March 19, 2015)
was an associate justice of the
Colorado Supreme Court from 1979 to 1997.
Born in
South Dakota, Lohr received an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from
South Dakota State University
South Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Brookings, South Dakota. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest and most comprehensive university and the oldest continually-operating university in South Dakota. The ...
in 1953, and a law degree from the
University of Michigan Law School in 1958.
[Lloyd Levy,]
Aspen judge named to state high court
, ''The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel'' (November 23, 1979), p. 21. Lohr moved to
Aspen, Colorado, and became a state district court judge there, presiding over trials of serial killer
Ted Bundy, and of actress
Claudine Longet, who shot her ski instructor lover.
Lohr was appointed by Governor
Richard Lamm to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the resignation of Justice
Jim Carrigan.
He served for seventeen years, until his retirement, after which he remained a senior judge until 2006.
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1931 births
2015 deaths
South Dakota lawyers
University of Michigan Law School alumni
Justices of the Colorado Supreme Court
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