Carol Chambers was elected as district attorney of the 18th District in November 2004.
She attended Texas Christian University and received a bachelor of science degree in nursing. After graduation, she worked at several hospitals in the Denver metro area to put herself through law school at the University of Denver. The Republican joined the district attorney’s office for the 18th Judicial District in 1990.
During her term, she has become known for her hard-line approach to crime. She also made headlines for being publicly censured in 2006 for unethical conduct in connection with her communications with a collections attorney. She has had a sometimes rocky relationship with district judges, whom she has criticized — harshly at times. Last month, her office was yanked from a death penalty case after a judge ruled her office has a conflict of interest and violated professional rules of conduct. The Denver Post
