Douglas K. Wilson
Colorado State Public Defender
Douglas K. Wilson, Esq., obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Eastern Kentucky University in1978. He attended the University Of Cincinnati College Of Law, obtaining his J.D. in May of 1981. Mr. Wilson has spent the majority of his career as a criminal lawyer serving the poor of his community. He began interning with the Colorado Public Defender system in 1981, moved into a position as a Deputy Public Defender in the Pueblo office in 1982. In 1985, he went into private practice in Pueblo, Colorado for 7 years. In 1992, he returned to the system and was appointed Office Head of the Pueblo Office. He served the system in this position for 13 years, while simultaneously filling the role as a top litigator on many death penalty cases across the state. Mr. Wilson was appointed to the position of Chief Trial Deputy in January of 2005, where he worked until being appointed as the Colorado State Public Defender on November 1, 2006. Mr. Wilson was honored by the Public Defender System on two occasions for his steadfast service to his clients and his ongoing work in opposition to the death penalty. He received the prestigious David F. Vela Award in 1998 and was chosen as Attorney of the Year in 2001. Mr. Wilson also received the Jonathan Olom Award in 1999 from the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar for his dedication and continued work as a top criminal defense lawyer. During his tenure as the Colorado State Public Defender, Mr. Wilson was awarded a certificate of completion from Harvard University for his participation in the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program in July of 2008. He currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Colorado Criminal and Juvenile Justice Commission; A Co-Chair with Judge Enquist on the Bail Reform Task of the Colorado Criminal and Juvenile Justice Commission; a member of the Comprehensive Sentencing Task Force; a member of NLADA; and is an Executive Member of the ACCD. Mr. Wilson is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado School of Law.
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