Deputy District Attorney I​/II​/III​/IV – Appeals

Deputy District Attorney I/II/III/IV – Appeals

Job Number: 440

Salary: $84,565.00 – $

Department/Office: District Attorney

Division: District Attorney’s Office

Location: 6450 S. Revere Pkwy, Centennial, CO, 80111

Job Type :
Salary Full-Time

Posting Date: 02/27/2026

Closing Date: 03/05/2026

The Arapahoe County government serves its communities in ways both obvious and obscure. As the beating heart of local and regional government, we’re here for our neighbors on their best days—and their worst. We share our residents’ goals of preserving our quality of life and strive to be the place we’re proud to call home.

Note:
This posting is hiring for a Deputy District Attorney I/II/III/IV – Appeals commensurate with experience.

The Deputy District Attorney — Appeals handles post-trial motions and appeals from County Court to District Court (including domestic violence cases) as well as in the Colorado Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Also performs the following:

• Researches and writes legal briefs in misdemeanor appeals in the District Court, driver’s license revocation appeals in the District Court, prosecution-initiated felony appears in the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court, and certioriari appeals and C.A.R. 21 appeals in the Colorado Supreme Court. Conducts appellate oral arguments.

• Provides legal support to trial deputies, including research, motion analysis, and assistance with extraditions, sealing petitions, criminal justice records requests, and related matters.

• Graduation from law school as provided under Rule 205.1 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure.

• Licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado

• 3 + years litigation experience or 1 year County Court (misdemeanor) Deputy DA experience.

• The full salary range for the Deputy DA I is $84,565.00 – $

• 5+ years litigation experience.

• The full salary range for the Deputy DA II is $93,021.24 – $

• 8+ years litigation experience

• The full salary range for the Deputy DA III is $ – $

• 12+ years litigation experience

• The full salary range for the Deputy DA IV is $ – $

Please upload a recent writing sample (e.g., motion, brief, petition, etc.) that reflects your own work. If the work was co-authored, please indicate your contribution. Please ensure all confidential or identifying client information is redacted and, if necessary, obtain permission from former employers before submitting.

The Deputy District Attorney IV performs a variety of professional legal and docket management functions to intake and prosecute the most complex, high level felony offenses in the 18th Judicial District. The Deputy DA IV handles felony docket and is expected to first chair all class 1 felonies. May be assigned to the following units:
Appeals, District, Domestic Violence, Economic Crimes, Intake, Juvenile Crimes, Organized Crimes, and Special Victims Unit.

• Review and file felony charges, including evaluating evidence, determining appropriate charges, preparing filing documents, providing discovery, and ensuring victim notifications.

• Advise and support law enforcement on criminal law issues, warrant requirements, investigative questions, and case development.

• Assess defendants and case readiness, including reviewing criminal history, evaluating bond considerations, identifying witnesses, and preparing victims and witnesses for hearings and trial.

• Represent the prosecution at hearings, including initial advisements, bond hearings, preliminary hearings, and arraignments; establish probable cause and manage case scheduling.

• Manage plea negotiations, prepare plea paperwork, communicate plea offers, and present factual bases for court acceptance.

• Litigate felony cases at trial, including voir dire, opening statements, direct/cross examinations, objections, evidentiary presentation, jury instructions, and closing arguments.

• Research, draft, and argue motions and legal briefs for both prosecution-initiated and defense-initiated motions.

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