“When the sun has set, and the moon has set, and the fire is gone out, and the sound has hushed, what then is the light of man?” “The self indeed is his light; for, having the self alone as his light, man sits, moves about, does his work, and returns.”
-Third Brahmana
Education.
McCallum High School
H.S. Diploma - May 2003
Austin, Texas
Rice University
B.A., Political Science - May 2007
Houston, Texas
University of Denver
Juris Doctor - May 2010
Denver, Colorado
Experience.
Media.
“I can’t unsee what I’ve seen in the prisons in this country.”
“If I wanted to read inexpert tough-on-crime rhetoric, I’d pull up a copy of Trump’s full-page 1989 ‘Bring Back the Death Penalty’ ad.”
“More money is not what is needed to fight crime,” The Denver Post, Nov. 21, 2021
“I’m an optimist, I just can’t help it.”
“And Justice for All?” Facebook Live Conversation with Pastor Ken Brown, Trinity United Methodist Church, Sept. 2, 2021
“. . . everyone’s hands are always tied. Who’s aren’t? If not you, then who?”
“SCOTUS Denies Cert to Colorado Prisoner Rights Case,” Law Week Colorado, Oct. 15, 2018
“When we stop protecting the general concept of liberty, we’re in very serious territory.”
“Lawsuit: Denver CARES Detox at Mile High Stadium is a Moneymaking Scheme,” Westword, Dec. 21, 2016
“Denver CARES treatment is anything but consensual under these circumstances.”
“Intoxicated Broncos Fans Accuse Denver Police of Constitutional Violation Over Detox Suit,” The Denver Post, Nov. 30, 2016
“The family of a 25-year old parolee who died with a cocktail of drugs in his system in the Gunnison County jail has sued the county and the Colorado State Patrol in federal court.”
“Parents of 25-year Old Inmate Who Died in Gunnison County Jail of Drug Overdose File Suit,” The Denver Post, Jun. 23, 2016
“In all honesty, Hill said, that’s the part that will most likely change her life.”
“Even with Legal Help, Transgender Prisoners are Never Safe in Prison,” Westword, Aug. 18, 2015
“Colorado, she says, suffers from the ‘extraordinary use of harsh corrections practices,’,’ including the overuse of solitary confinement. ‘The punitive mindset here is insane.’”
Convicted Murderer Willie Clark Just Wants to be Treated Fairly,” Westword, Nov. 7, 2013
“Roemer, a nonviolent inmate, was moved into Farley’s cell. In the days before he was killed, he told his case manager that Farley was threatening him and that he feared for his life. He wanted to move.”
“Mother Sues Over ‘Predictable’ Prison Death by Violent Inmate,” The Denver Post, Jul. 4, 2014
“When Elisabeth Owen, a Colorado Prison Law Project attorney, considers the newly closed prison, one word leaps to mind: ‘Boondoggle.’”
“Colorado Spending $208 Million on Empty Solitary Confinement Prison,” The Denver Post, Nov. 3, 2012
Appellate Decisions.
U.S. Supreme Court
Apodaca v. Raemisch, 139 S. Ct. 5 (2018)
Colorado Supreme Court
Harvey v. Centura Health, 2020 CO 18
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Colorado Court of Appeals
Murphy-Sims v. Owners Insurance Co., 947 F.3d 628 (10th Cir. 2020)
Vasquez v. Davis, 882 F.3d 1270 (10th Cir. 2018)
Apodaca v. Raemisch, 864 F.3d 1071 (10th Cir. 2017)
Lowe v. Raemisch, 864 F.3d 1205 (10th Cir. 2017)
Estate of James Roemer v. Shoaga, 10th Cir. Case No. 17-1418 (Mar. 7, 2019) (unpublished)
Estate of Duke v. Gunnison Cty. Sheriff’s Office, 10th Cir. Case No. 18-1076 (Nov. 29, 2018)
Sayed v. Virginia, 10th Cir. Case No. 17-1445 (Jul. 31, 2018) (unpublished)
Laratta v. Foster, 10th Cir. Case No. 16-1283 (Sept. 20, 2017) (unpublished)
Freeman v. Carroll, 10th Cir. Case No. 12-1057 (Dec. 19, 2012) (unpublished)
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Goddard, 2021 COA 15
Duke v. Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office, 2019 COA 120
Garcia v. Harms, 2014 COA 154
Toevs v. Raemisch, Colo. Ct. App. Case No. 14CA156 (Jan. 14, 2016) (unpublished)