The Eighteenth Judicial District includes Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert & Lincoln Counties. There are 44 judicial officers in the Eighteenth Judicial District and five court locations.
Colorado has 22 judicial districts for which the district attorney for each is elected to the position.
"The course covered: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, Victims Rights and Services, Investigations and Polygraphs, the Process of Felony and Misdemeanor case filings, the Juvenile Justice Process, the Anatomy of a Trial and Consumer Protection. Facilitators of the course’s topics were comprised of Assistant District Attorney, Leslie Hansen, Chief Deputy District Attorney’s, Investigators and Support staff of the District Attorney’s Office, 18th Judicial District."
The person who initially commented about this course stated that she had been placed on a waiting list in 2011 and was getting to take the course in 2012. Someone might find this program of interest.
18th Judicial District
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The Eighteenth Judicial District includes Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert & Lincoln Counties. There are 44 judicial officers in the Eighteenth Judicial District and five court locations.
Colorado has 22 judicial districts for which the district attorney for each is elected to the position.
The current district attorney is Carol Chambers.
http://www.da18.org/
November 6, 2012, George Brauchler was elected over Ethan Feldman:
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_21947503/republican-george-brauchler-wins-by-7-points-arapahoe
DA Citizen Academy
by W. Branstetter
Jul 5, 2012
Recently someone posted a comment that they had attended the 18th Judicial District "Citizens Academy."
http://da18old.surtos.com/DACitizensAcademy.asp
application for 2012
http://www.da18.org/Portals/0/Uploads/PDFs/2012CitizenAcademyApplic...
Facebook followup to the 8-week 2011 academy:
https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150347812929810
"The course covered: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, Victims Rights and Services, Investigations and Polygraphs, the Process of Felony and Misdemeanor case filings, the Juvenile Justice Process, the Anatomy of a Trial and Consumer Protection. Facilitators of the course’s topics were comprised of Assistant District Attorney, Leslie Hansen, Chief Deputy District Attorney’s, Investigators and Support staff of the District Attorney’s Office, 18th Judicial District."
The person who initially commented about this course stated that she had been placed on a waiting list in 2011 and was getting to take the course in 2012. Someone might find this program of interest.
Here is info on the 2012 program:
http://www.da18.org/DAsOffice/Community/CitizenAcademy.aspx
With the expected change in the District Attorney following the election, it would be good to double check the availability of this program.