S3E1 (episode 21): DA Beth McCann on improving our criminal justice system

In this episode, DA McCann and Jeffrey discuss her career journey, changing laws at the legislative level and seeing them in action as DA, changing the criminal justice system, para-skiing, and more…
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Beth is the current District Attorney in Denver, having been sworn in on Jan 11, 2017. Prior to this, she served 8 years as the State Representative for House District 8 in North and Central Denver.  She spent several years in the Colorado Attorney General’s office as the Deputy in charge of civil litigation and employment law. She was the first female Manager of Safety in Mayor Webb’s administration, supervising the police, sheriff, and fire departments. She practiced law for 8 years with a private firm and she also spent several years in the Denver District Attorney’s office as a deputy and chief deputy district attorney, handling hundreds of cases. She clerked for US District Judge Sherman Finesilver.  She was a founding mother of the Colorado Women’s Bar Association and served as its president. She has served on many boards and committees.
Beth obtained her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and her undergraduate degree from Wittenberg University. She is married and has two children.