River B. Sedaka
Colorado State Public Defender
River Sedaka, Esq., (they/she) hails from Toronto, where they studied intersectional social justice movements at the University of Toronto. River attended law school at Northwestern University, where the 2014 police murder of Michael Brown opened her eyes to the racial and economic injustices at the heart of the criminal legal system. A career in public defense quickly became River's goal, and they were proud to accept a position at the Appellate Division of the Colorado State Public Defender when they graduated from law school. River has practiced in Colorado's appellate courts for seven years. She also volunteer her time on a variety of EDI and social justice initiatives within the Public Defender's Office and the larger community, with particular interests in neurodiversity and disability inclusion, LGBTQ+ issues, and racial justice. River is an active member of the Colorado Bar Association, the Colorado Women's Bar Association, the newly-formed Colorado Disability Bar Association, and the Colorado LGBT Bar Association.
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