Press Release- Jul 2, 2007
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MONDAY, JULY 2, 2007
Contact:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370
GOV. RITTER APPOINTS 8th JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGE
Gov. Bill Ritter today announced he has appointed Stephen Jon Schapanski of Fort Collins to serve on the District Court bench of the 8th Judicial District. The district covers Larimer and Jackson counties.
Schapanski is currently a District Court magistrate in the 8th Judicial District. Prior to that, he was a partner at Smith, Rau & Schapanski, where he practiced from 1974 to 1993. The practice handled cases involving domestic relations, civil, juvenile, criminal defense, probate, estate planning, elder law, bankruptcy and real estate. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1971 and earned his law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law in Indiana in 1974.
The judgeship is a new position created pursuant to House Bill 07-1054. The initial term of office is a provisional term of approximately two years, and if retained by the voters, a term of six years.