Press Release - New Colorado Judges
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, AUG. 22, 2008
CONTACT:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370, evan.dreyer@state.co.us
GOV. RITTER NAMES NEW COLORADO JUDGES
Gov. Bill Ritter today announced the appointments of two new judges to the Colorado Court of Appeals and one new District Court judge in Denver.
Gov. Ritter named Laurie Ann Booras of Centennial and Gale T. Miller of Denver to the appeals court.
Booras has worked for the Colorado Attorney General's Office in the appellate division since 1991. She previously worked for the Bexar County District Attorney's Office in San Antonio, Texas; the Travis County District Attorney's Office; and the Texas Attorney General's Office. She received her bachelor's degree from Cameron University in 1979 and her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1982.
Miller has been a partner at Davis Graham & Stubbs since 1978 and is currently a commercial litigator. His practice has included natural resources, general commercial, antitrust and arbitrations. He previously has worked as an attorney for the Federal Trade Commission. He received his bachelor's degree from Augustana College in 1968 and his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1971.
Gov. Ritter named Kenneth Martin Laff to the 2nd Judicial District Bench, which serves Denver. Laff has served as a senior deputy district attorney since 2000. He previously was president of the PLUS Group, was a principal at Ziegler and Ross, and was an associate and partner at Holme, Roberts and Owens. He received his bachelor's degree from Amherst College in 1974 and his law degree from Stanford Law School in 1977.
The appointments are for provisional terms of two years, and then until the second Tuesday in January follow the next general election. Thereafter, if retained by the voters, the term for a Court of Appeals judge is eight years, six years for a District Court judge, and four years for a County Court judge. The current salary for a Court of Appeals judge is $134,128, $128,598 for a District Court judge, and $123,067 for a County Court judge.