Tom Carr (politician)
Tom Carr | |
|---|---|
| Seattle City Attorney | |
| In office 2002–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Sidran |
| Succeeded by | Pete Holmes |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | New York Law School St. John's Universityl |
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]
References
- ^ "Boulder honors outgoing city attorneys Tom Carr and David Gehr | DAILY COLORADO NEWS". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ Holden, Dominic (2010-05-19). "Tom Carr Appointed City Attorney of Boulder | Slog". Slog.thestranger.com. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ^ Holden, Dominic (2010-06-24). "A sobering look at Tom Carr". Boulder Weekly. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Eric Cornell: Show City Attorney Tom Carr some tough love on marijuana - Boulder Daily Camera". Dailycamera.com. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ^ "Local News | Ex-Seattle city attorney Tom Carr hired in Boulder, Colo. | Seattle Times Newspaper". Seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ^ "The Saturday Night Massacre by Josh Feit - Seattle News - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper". Thestranger.com. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ^ "City Attorney: PubliCola Picks Tom Carr". Seattle Met. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ^ Perry, Nick. "Politics | Pete Holmes easily defeats incumbent Tom Carr in Seattle city-attorney race | Seattle Times Newspaper". Seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ^ a b Shapiro, Nina (2009-05-12). "Seattle News and Events | Tom Carr: A Sneakier Mark Sidran?". Seattleweekly.com. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ^ "An Evening With Boulder's City Attorney, Tom Carr: Thursday, August 18th, at 6:30pm". Clean Energy Action. 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ^ Seattle city attorney campaign ripe with political drama | Seattle Post Globe
- ^ "CEA Event: An Evening with Tom Carr | The Blue Line". Boulderblueline.org. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ^ Casey Mcnerthne (2009-11-02). "Carr concedes city attorney race to Holmes". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2013-07-14.