Thomas R. Raynes
Colorado District Attorneys Council
Thomas Raynes, Esq., as Executive Director for CDAC, Tom oversees a staff of nineteen employees, including four attorneys, a nine person IT department and a support staff. CDAC is responsible for the training of the state's prosecutors as well as representing the interests of the twenty-two elected District Attorneys on legislative issues at the state Capitol. In his role at CDAC, Tom serves on numerous task forces and committees related to criminal justice issues and legislative issues and often testifies as a subject matter expert in legislative hearings. He is currently overseeing the implementation of a statewide electronic discovery system, the first of its kind nationally, in a joint venture between CDAC's IT department and Xerox. Tom is a member of the Executive Board of the National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators (NAPC) and sits on the Public Policy Committee of that organization. Prior to coming to work for CDAC, Tom worked for Colorado Attorney General John Suthers from 2007 - 2010 as the Deputy Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Justice Section. From 2002 - 2006, Tom served as the elected District Attorney for the 7th Judicial District in Colorado. (Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray, Delta, Hinsdale and San Miguel counties.) Prior to these positions Tom operated a small private law firm in Gunnison Colorado. He is a 1993 graduate of Lewis and Clark, Northwestern School of Law in Portland Oregon.
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