DENVER- Today, Governor Polis appointed Amy Danielle Touart to the Arapahoe County Court in the 18th Judicial District. The vacancy was created by the appointment of the Honorable LaQunya L. Baker to the 18th Judicial District Court and is effective immediately.
Ms. Touart is a Supervising Deputy Public Defender in the Centennial Public Defender’s Office, a position she has held since 2022. Her practice consists of criminal matters. Previously, she was a Lead Deputy Public Defender in the Arapahoe Public Defender’s Office (2018-2022); Attorney in the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Texas (2017-2018); and Deputy Public Defender in the Centennial Public Defender’s Office (2010-2017). Ms. Touart earned her B.A. from Auburn University in 2007 and her J.D. from Samford University in 2010.
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