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Monday, October 5, 2026
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Whistleblower sues public defender’s office

DENVER — An Army veteran turned attorney says the Colorado Office of the State Public Defender fired him in retaliation for informing the court that the office’s excessive workload prevented him from providing constitutionally adequate representation to his clients. The Purple Heart recipient accuses his former state employer of violating Colorado’s whistleblower protection statute by punishing him for fulfilling his professional duties and legal obligations by withdrawing from two cases.

/ November 20, 2024
The Denver County Court is housed in the City and County Building on the west end of Civic Center Park. The Beaux-Arts Neoclassical building was designed by the 39 members of the Allied Architects Association of Denver and was completed in 1932. The granite façade was sourced from both Colorado and Georgia, and carved by John Garatti, a Venetian-trained master carver from Minnesota. While many of the offices have been updated, the original marble includes travertine from Howard, Colorado, white Yule marble from Marble, Colorado, and pink Tennessee marble. Today the building is best recognized for its Christmas light display which has been a tradition since 1935. (Amanda Pampuro/Courthouse News)

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