Gordon Gallagher

Gordon Paul Gallagher (born 1970) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. He previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court.

Education Gallagher earned a Bachelor of Arts from Macalester College in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver in 1996.

Career Gallagher spent most of his career in the Colorado Western Slope region. From 1996 to 1997, Gallagher worked as an associate at Underhill and Underhill P.C., On September 2, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Gallagher to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. He was the first Colorado Western Slope resident to be appointed to a federal Article III judgeship since 1989.

On December 13, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On January 3, 2023, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. He was renominated on January 23, 2023. On February 9, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–7 vote. On March 2, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–41 vote. On March 22, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by a 53–43 vote. He received his judicial commission on March 24, 2023.