Hon. Gary M. Jackson is a Denver native having lived in the north Cherry Creek area for 77 years. Gary graduated from George Washington High School in 1963,  the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1967 and CU Law in 1970.   

Gary spent 37 as a partner in the law firms of DiManna Eklund Ciancio & Jackson and DiManna & Jackson. His legal accomplishments included co-founding the Sam Cary Bar Association, the Sam Cary Scholarship Endowment Fund, and Colorado Criminal Defense Bar. His legal accomplishment included representing the Denver Metropolitan Baseball Stadium District as a trial attorney in acquiring the property to build Coors Base    ball Stadium, special counsel to Resolution Trust Corporation and Federal Deposit of Insurance Corporation, of counsel to the Denver City Attorney’s Office under Mayor Wellington Webb and John Hickenlooper, member of the Lowry Redevelopment Authority Board, and representing thousands of Colorado citizens in their individual legal matters.

With a celebrated legal career spanning five decades, Gary has been recognized with many accolades and awards including: the US Attorney’s Special Commendation, the National Bar Association’s Wiley A. Branton Award, the Order of the Coif from CU Law School, Colorado Super Lawyer, CU’s George Norlin Award, the William Lee Knous Award from CU Law School, the Colorado Bar Association’s Award of Merit, the George Washington High School Inaugural Hall of Fame, the National Black District Attorney’s Association Norman Early Founder’s Award.

The Honorable Gary M. Jackson, who retired on December 30, 2020, presided in the Criminal and General Session Divisions of the Denver County Court.  In 2018 the Colorado Judicial Institute recognized Gary with its Judicial Excellence Award for County Court Judge of the year.  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock presented Gary with the Monte Pascoe Civic Leadership Award in 2018. In 2019 Colorado Law Week selected Gary as Trial Judge of the year.  In 2020 the Center for Legal Inclusiveness awarded Gary the Hon. Wiley Daniel Lifetime Achievement Award.  On July 23, 2021 the National Bar Association selected Gary to its Fred Gray Hall of Fame. In addition, Gary was inducted into the Denver Public Library’s Black Hall of Fame. Recently, Gary was selected by the Metropolitan State College, Rachel B. Noel’s Distinguished Visiting Professorship for its Future of Hope Award.

In his retirement years he is actively involved in historical presentations surrounding the 100 year anniversary of Lincoln Hills and pursuing opportunities as the Vice President of Marketing for Action Jackson Realty at Compass. Gary is married to Regina Jackson, a New York Times best selling author, documentary movie maker, and real estate owner. Together they have two children and four grandchildren.