Robert E. Blackburn at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 6, 2002–present
Robert E. Blackburn
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Colorado District Court, Sixteenth Judicial District, 1988-2002
- Judge, Kim Colorado Municipal Court, 1985-1988
- County attorney, Bent County, CO, 1980-1988
- Deputy district attorney, Sixteenth Judicial District, CO, 1980-1986
- Private practice, Las Animas, CO, 1975-1980
- Law clerk in private practice, Colorado, 1975-present
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Colorado, 2002-present
Education
- University of Colorado Law School
- Western Colorado University · B.A., 1972
Personal record
Born 1950 · Lakewood, CO
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
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 ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
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.
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 ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
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 ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391446CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/294/robert-e-blackburn/Microsoft Word - Rogers Courtroom Technology Manual
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Portals/0/Documents/AttInfo/Courtroom_Technology_Manual_Rogers.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courtsFederal Judicial Center — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Identity source · TEXT · checked September 8, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/history/judges.csv