JUDGE:
CARLOS A. SAMOUR, JR.
Carlos A. Samour Jr was born in El Salvadore and moved to the USA at age 13. He was a private defense attorney as well as a prosecutor in Denver. He became a district court judge in 2007. This is his 1st death penalty case as a judge.
DEFENSE:
DEFENSE ATTORNEY TAMARA BRADY
Chief deputy public defender with experience in death penalty cases & mental illness defense.
DEFENSE ATTORNEY DANIEL KING
Chief trial deputy for Colorado's Office of the State Public Defender. Been with the Public Defender's Office sincd 1995.
DEFENSE ATTORNEY KRISTEN NELSON
Deputy public defender
DEFENSE ATTORNEY KATHERINE SPENGLER
Graduated from Colorado University in 2002. Defended Austin Sigg, who was sentenced to life for murdering and dismembering Jessica Ridgeway.
Rebekka Higgs Deputy Public Defender
PROSECUTION:
District Attorney George Brauchler
Lieutenant Colonel- US Army Reserve's Regional Defense Counsel. He is also Adjunct Professor at DU's Sturm College of Law since 2002. He is a University of Colorado graduate. He has 18 years of experience.
Prosecuting Attorney Karen Pearson
Chief Prosecutor. Has been with the DA’s office since 1996. She has been a Deputy District Attorney since 2007. Graduate of the University of Denver Law School.
Prosecuting Attorney Jacob Edson
Chief Deputy District Attorney in the 18th Judicial District.
Prosecuting Attorney Lisa Teesch-Maguire
Staff Attorney at the Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center since 2011. Graduate of CU-Boulder's Leeds School of Business and School of Law.
Prosecuting Attorney RICHARD ORMAN
Senior Deputy District Attorney. Has been with the DA’s office since 2001. Graduate of Georgetown’s Law School.
Dan Zook - DEATH PENALTY EXPERT
Private practice death penalty expert who is with the prosecution