Tom Carr (politician) explained

Tom Carr
Seattle City Attorney
Term Start:2002
Term End:2009
Predecessor:Mark Sidran
Successor:Pete Holmes
Alma Mater:New York Law School
St. John's University

Tom Carr was the City Attorney of Boulder, Colorado from 2010 to 2021.[1] He managed an office of 17 people, and received a salary of $170,000 per year.[2] [3] [4]

He formerly served as Seattle City Attorney from 2002 to 2009. He is remembered for founding the Community Court (giving repeat petty criminals access to treatment), and supporting an extensive undercover operation (Operation Sobering Thought) against underage drinking.[5] [6] [7] He was defeated in 2009, receiving 38% of the vote to Pete Holmes' 62%.[8]

Prior to his career in public service, Carr was a partner at Barrett Gilman & Ziker (specializing in commercial litigation), an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York (specializing in organized crime), and Chairman of the Elevated Transportation Company Council (planning the Seattle Center Monorail, during which time he became close friends with future-mayor Greg Nickels).[9] [10] [11] He received his bachelor's degree from St. Johns University and his Juris Doctor from New York Law School.[9] [12] He was born in The Bronx.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boulder honors outgoing city attorneys Tom Carr and David Gehr DAILY COLORADO NEWS. 16 June 2021 . 2021-06-17. en-US.
  2. Web site: Holden . Dominic . Tom Carr Appointed City Attorney of Boulder | Slog . Slog.thestranger.com . 2010-05-19 . 2013-07-14.
  3. Web site: Holden. Dominic. 2010-06-24. A sobering look at Tom Carr. 2021-06-21. Boulder Weekly. en-US.
  4. Web site: . Eric Cornell: Show City Attorney Tom Carr some tough love on marijuana - Boulder Daily Camera . Dailycamera.com . 3 December 2012. 2013-07-14.
  5. Web site: Local News | Ex-Seattle city attorney Tom Carr hired in Boulder, Colo. | Seattle Times Newspaper . Seattletimes.com . 2013-07-14.
  6. Web site: The Saturday Night Massacre by Josh Feit - Seattle News - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper . Thestranger.com . 2013-07-14.
  7. Web site: City Attorney: PubliCola Picks Tom Carr . Seattle Met . 2009-10-19 . 2013-07-14.
  8. Web site: Perry . Nick . Politics | Pete Holmes easily defeats incumbent Tom Carr in Seattle city-attorney race | Seattle Times Newspaper . Seattletimes.com . 2013-07-14.
  9. Web site: Shapiro . Nina . Seattle News and Events | Tom Carr: A Sneakier Mark Sidran? . Seattleweekly.com . 2009-05-12 . 2013-07-14.
  10. Web site: An Evening With Boulder's City Attorney, Tom Carr: Thursday, August 18th, at 6:30pm . Clean Energy Action . 2011-08-09 . 2013-07-14.
  11. http://seattlepostglobe.org/2009/05/24/seattle-city-attorney-campaign-ripe-with-political-drama/ Seattle city attorney campaign ripe with political drama | Seattle Post Globe
  12. Web site: CEA Event: An Evening with Tom Carr | The Blue Line . Boulderblueline.org . 2013-07-14.
  13. Web site: Casey Mcnerthne . Carr concedes city attorney race to Holmes . seattlepi.com . 2009-11-02 . 2013-07-14.

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