Thom K. LeDoux for District Attorney 2012.

Thom LeDoux, District Attorney 11^th JD,

Accomplishments, 2009-Present

 

Prosecution:  Just a few of the highlights -

•      14,254 Total Cases: 1,754 Felonies; 1,004 Juveniles; 5,227 Misdemeanors and 6,184 Traffic.

•      Guilty verdict in Tanner First Degree murder case, life without parole sentence. 

•      Defense of post conviction motions in Stoval homicide and Guffey triple homicide cases.

•      Park County Rule 21 Colorado Supreme Court appeal, securing rights for victims of crime.

•      Chaffee County cold rape case (’07), guilty verdicts in 2011 = 15 years - life sentence.

 

Technology: As promised, we have completed the transition to a “Digital Office” - 

•      All files are kept and transmitted in a digital format. 

•      Installed wireless network connections in the courthouses.

•      Secure digital file backups in place.

•      Capable of receiving law enforcement reports in a digital format.

•      Created permanent file retention and completed significant case archiving.

 

Community Involvement:

•      Chaffee: House Bill 1451 Interagency Oversight Group, Wrap Around Team.

•      Fremont: Boys and Girls Club, Build a Generation, House Bill 1451, Senate Bill 94, Rotary.

•      Park: Senate Bill 94 Community Evaluation Team (CET), Adolescent Services Task Force.

•      Custer: Youth Advisory Committee and Prevention Coalition.

•      Member of the 11^th JD Domestic Violence Task Forces.

 

Prevention and Outreach:

•      Juvenile Diversion Program = 100 cases annually of juvenile diversion.

•      Expanded our highly successful Teen Court program into local schools.

 

Law Enforcement Collaboration:

•      24/7 on call services.

•      Park County Law Enforcement Quarterly Meetings – Hosting Agency.

•      Member Fremont County Combined Investigative Response Team.

•      Conduct annual law enforcement training sessions.

•      Collaborated on creation of Fremont County Sex Assault Task Force (SATF).

 

Budget: $2 million annual budget, 2009-2011 finished under total budgeted expenses.

•      $230,000 in annual grant funding (11% of our total budget). 

•      Phased out an annual $30,000 reserve funding to balance the budget. 

•      Increased our Discovery cost recovery by 50%.

•      Reduced staff by more than 20% as a cost saving measure.

 

Colorado District Attorneys’ Council:

•      Elected Vice President, ’11 – ’12.

•      Served as Secretary/Treasurer, ’11.

•      Fall Conference Instructor, ’10 and ’11.

 

Staff:  Includes -

•      2008 CDAC Prosecutor of the Year, Kathy Eberling.

•      2010 CDAC Investigator of the Year, Alex Walker.

•      2007 COVA Victim Advocate of the Year, Linda Colling.

•      13 year State Patrol Veteran, Rex Kindall.

•      Former District Attorney 11^th JD, Molly Chilson.

First Term Accomplishments