GOV. RITTER APPOINTS NEW JUDGE TO ARAPAHOE COUNTY COURT BENCH

 

Gov. Bill Ritter today announced the appointment of Addison Lloyd Adams of Aurora to serve as an Arapahoe County Court judge in the 18^th Judicial District.

 

Since 1988, Adams has been a District Court magistrate in the 18^th Judicial District, which serves Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincolncounties, primarily handling a domestic relations docket.

 

Prior to that, Adams was a partner in the Adams & Post Law Partnership; a trial attorney and public defender in Arapahoe, Adams andDenver counties; a solo practitioner; and an assistant attorney general.

 

He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado in 1974, a master of arts degree from the University of Denver in 1979, his law degree from DU in 1979 and a master's degree in social work from DU in 1993.

 

The appointment is effective Jan. 13, 2009, to fill a vacancy created by the appointment of the Hon. Christopher Cross to district court. The appointment is for a provisional term of two years, and then until the second Tuesday in January following the next general election. Thereafter, if retained by the voters, the term for a county court judge is four years. The current salary for a County Court judge is $123,067.