Given the question: Facts: - appointer: barack obama - predecessor: phillip figa - office: judge district of colorado of the united states district court for the - term start: september 1 , 2011 - birth date: 1947 - name: brooke jackson - birth place: bozeman , montana , u.s. - alma mater: dartmouth college harvard university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of r. brooke jackson .
The answer is:
richard brooke jackson -lrb- born 1947 -rrb- , known professionally as r. brooke jackson , is a united states district judge serving on the united states district court for the district of colorado .jackson formerly had served as a colorado state judge .