The Colorado Sun: Let’s look at the Colorado lawyers at the center of the impeachment trial and Washington power
Barristers, start your engines. Time now for the lawyers to perform at this so-called trial in the U.S. Senate.
Legal reputations will be made or lost in coming weeks. The whole world will be watching. Colorado Congressman Jason Crow was a fascinating and unexpected choice to be a House manager.
Several Colorado attorneys are center stage during this impeachment. As President Trump begins his fourth year in office, here’s a list of local lawyers made more famous during his presidency. They are set forth here in order of their obtaining Colorado Supreme Court attorney registration numbers.
Diana DeGette, #12234. A Colorado College (1979) and NYU Law graduate (1982), she was masterful serving as Speaker pro tem on Trump’s impeachment day. DeGette has served as Denver’s congresswoman since 1997 and will soon surpass the lengthy tenure of her predecessor, Pat Schroeder. Earlier in 2019, facing a formidable primary challenge from former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran, DeGette fought back hard and won easily. Duran said no mas 13 months before Election Day.