December 21, 2011 09:51 PM UTC

Chris Zenisek Appointed Jeffco District Judge

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• by: Colorado Pols

Brian Boatright’s recent elevation to the Colorado Supreme Court created a vacancy here in Jeffco’s 1st Judicial District. Today, Governor John Hickenlooper announced that Chris Zenisek will be moving into Boatright’s old office.

From the office of Governor Hickenlooper:

DENVER ­- Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 – Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today the appointment of Christopher Clayton Zenisek to serve as a district court judge in the 1st Judicial District (Jefferson and Gilpin counties).

Zenisek will fill a vacancy created by the recent appointment of the Honorable Brian Boatright to the Colorado Supreme Court.

Zenisek, of Golden, currently serves as an Assistant District Attorney for the 20th Judicial District. He has held that position since 2009. Before becoming an Assistant District Attorney, Zenisek was an associate at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, P.C., and he served as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Lewis Babcock. Zenisek earned a bachelor’s from University of Colorado and a J.D. from the University of Denver.

Zenisek’s appointment is effective immediately.

Zenisek had widely been considered the “frontrunner” for this appointment since he was named as a finalist a few weeks ago. He’s been a talented and popular fixture as Assistant District Attorney under Boulder DA Stan Garnett and his relative youth ensures that he’ll remain on the bench in Jeffco for as long as he likes – or until he’s plucked away for some other prime appointment.