To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Kristin Read, Assistant Town Manager
Title
Resolution Reappointing David J. Thrower as the Presiding Judge of the Town of Castle Rock Municipal Court and Approving a Service Contract
Body
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Discussion
Town Code calls for Town Council to appoint the Municipal Judge at the first regular Town Council meeting in January of each even-numbered year. Attached is a resolution appointing David J. Thrower to serve as Municipal Judge for a two-year term and approving a service contract with Thrower.
Judge Thrower has served as Castle Rock’s Municipal Judge since April. He also serves as municipal judge for Dacono, Estes Park, Larkspur, Louisville, Mead, Nederland and Superior.
Town Code requires the Municipal Judge to be licensed to practice in Colorado, in good standing with the State Supreme Court and have a minimum of five years’ experience in active practice of law. Judge Thrower has been licensed to practice law in Colorado since 1994 and has served as a municipal judge since 2014.
Thrower’s undergraduate degree is in history and political science from Colorado College, and his jurisprudence degree is from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Before beginning his municipal employment, Judge Thrower worked with various law firms in Boulder in diverse practice areas. He has served as a municipal judge full time since 2022.
The terms and conditions of the proposed service contract with Thrower are unchanged from the previous contract.
Proposed Motion
“I move to approve the resolution appointing the Municipal Judge and approving the service contract.”
Attachment
Attachment A: Resolution
Exhibit 1: Service Contract