David Harding Getches was dean and Raphael J Moses Professor of Natural Resources Law at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder, Colorado.
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David Getches taught and wrote on water law, public land law, environmental law, and Indian law.
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David Getches received his JD degree from the University of Southern California Law School and was admitted to the California Bar in 1968.
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David Getches joined the law faculty at the University of Colorado School of Law in 1979.
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David Getches took two leaves of absence from the university, first to serve as the executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, during the administration of Governor Richard Lamm, from 1983 to 1987, and then to serve as a special consultant to the United States Secretary of the Interior in 1996.
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On June 30,2011, David Getches stepped down from his position as Dean.
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David Getches died of an aggressive and advanced form of pancreatic cancer on July 5,2011.
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The Native American Rights Fund dedicated the 2011 edition of its annual report to David Getches, citing his lifetime of scholarship and litigation to advance Indian law.
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David Getches served on nonprofit and public interest boards, committees, and councils in his areas of expertise and interest.
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David Getches chaired the board of directors of the Land and Water Fund of the Rockies from 1989 to 1999.
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David Getches served on the board of trustees for the Grand Canyon Trust from 1991 to 2011, including as chair from 1994 to 2001.
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David Getches served on the governing or senior advisory boards for the Center for Environmental Studies and Policy at the Fundacion Neotropica Costa Rica, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, The Trust for Public Land, Defenders of Wildlife, and Wilderness Society, among others.
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Professor David Getches' publications included books, articles, Congressional testimony, speeches, litigation documents, and much more.
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David Getches' writings are preserved in a special collection at the Wise Law Library at the University of Colorado Law School.