Office of the First Judicial District Attorney

What Office of the First Judicial District Attorney does

The Colorado First Judicial District Attorney's Office is a state government prosecutorial agency serving the residents of Gilpin and Jefferson Counties from its headquarters at 500 Jefferson County Parkway in Golden, Colorado. Founded in 1876, the office holds exclusive statutory authority to prosecute criminal cases within the First Judicial District and provides an integrated suite of public services including victim advocacy and compensation, U Visa and restitution assistance, juvenile justice, economic crime enforcement, special victim case handling, critical incident response, discovery and evidence management, conviction integrity review, and alternative solutions programming. Governance is led by District Attorney Alexis King.

The office's service surface is organized around several standing programs: a TRIAD community-meeting program for senior safety (formed 1988), a five-citizen VALE Board that administers grant-funded victim/witness services using fines from convicted defendants, a three-member Crime Victim Compensation (CVC) Board, the Fresh Start warrant-resolution program, and a public Data Dashboard that publishes crime statistics, case data, and office metrics for transparency. Inter-agency operations are deeply embedded with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, multiple municipal police departments (Lakewood, Westminster, Arvada), Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Adult Protective Services, Jefferson County Schools, and Colorado P.O.S.T.

The business model is non-commercial: services are funded through public tax appropriations and provided at no cost to district residents. Public-facing technology consists of a WordPress-based website with WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility compliance (per Colorado HB21-1110), calendar integrations with Google, iCal, and Outlook, and a dedicated data dashboard hosted at data.dacolorado.org. The office has no commercial products, pricing models, AI/ML capabilities, or outside ownership; it operates as a constitutional public agency within the Colorado judicial system.

Name

Office of the First Judicial District Attorney

Legal name

Colorado First Judicial District Attorney's Office

Website

https://firstda.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1876

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Colorado First Judicial District Attorney's Office is a state government agency that prosecutes criminal cases and delivers victim support and community justice programs for residents of Gilpin and Jefferson Counties, led by District Attorney Alexis King.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Prosecutorial Services

NAICS

Legal Counsel and Prosecution (92213), Legal Counsel and Prosecution (922130)

akta.pro primary industry

Prosecution & District/State Attorney Services (BPAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Problem-Solving Courts (Drug, Mental Health, Veterans, Family) (BPAIAFAG), Judicial Courts & Court Administration (BPAIAFAA), Juvenile Justice System (Courts & Detention) (BPAIAFAF)

Keywords

• Criminal prosecution services
• Victim advocacy
• Community safety
• Juvenile justice
• Economic crime enforcement

Headquarters

HQ city

Golden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Colorado First Judicial District Attorney's Office prosecutes criminal cases in the First Judicial District of Colorado, covering Gilpin and Jefferson counties. The office provides victim support services, runs community justice and prevention programs (such as TRIAD and Fresh Start), maintains a public transparency data dashboard, and operates specialized units including the Conviction Integrity Unit, Economic Crimes, and Juvenile Justice.

Product overview

The Colorado First Judicial District Attorney's Office provides criminal prosecution services for Gilpin and Jefferson counties through a unified office structure. The office offers multiple public-facing programs including a transparency-focused Data Dashboard, Crime Victim Compensation Board, VALE Board for victim/witness services, TRIAD community meetings for senior safety, and the Fresh Start warrant assistance program. Victim support services are integrated throughout, including compensation, rights protection, U Visas, and restitution assistance. The office also operates specialized units for conviction integrity and alternative justice solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Prosecution Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe CBI provides forensic laboratory services and investigation support. The DA's office prosecuted a former CBI lab analyst (Missy Woods) for criminal misconduct involving evidence tampering at CBI facilities located within Jefferson County.
• Lakewood Police DepartmentcoreTechnology or IntegrationLakewood PD referred a former officer (Christopher Gearhart) case to the DA's office for independent criminal investigation after internal affairs investigation revealed potential violations.
• Westminster Police DepartmentcoreTechnology or IntegrationWestminster Police responded to and investigated a sexual assault and robbery case that was subsequently prosecuted by the DA's office.
• Arvada Police DepartmentcoreTechnology or IntegrationArvada Police conducted a months-long investigation into a homicide case that was charged by the DA's office.
• Lakewood Police DepartmentcoreTechnology or IntegrationLakewood Police investigated and referred an assisted living employee negligence case to the DA's office for prosecution.
• Adult Protective Services (APS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAPS reports were generated in connection with the assisted living facility neglect investigation, demonstrating inter-agency cooperation in protecting at-risk adults.
• Colorado P.O.S.T.minorOthersColorado Peace Officer Standards and Training was notified by Lakewood Police of an officer's resignation pending investigation.
• Jefferson County Sheriff's OfficecoreTechnology or IntegrationInvestigated locksmith fraud case involving elderly victims and referred to DA's office for prosecution of theft and criminal exploitation charges.
• Jefferson County SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe DA's office works with Jefferson County Schools on cases involving school personnel and students, including juvenile justice matters and crimes committed on school grounds.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Boulder County District Attorney's Office: Colorado county-level DA office offering comparable prosecutorial, victim advocacy, and community safety functions; similar in scale and program structure to First Judicial DA's office for Gilpin and Jefferson counties.
• Weld County District Attorney's Office: Weld County DA is another Colorado district attorney office with parallel responsibilities including criminal prosecution, victim services, and community programs; operating in the same statutory framework as the First Judicial District.
• Denver District Attorney's Office (2nd Judicial District): Colorado peer prosecutorial office serving Denver County with a similar scope of criminal prosecution, victim services, and community programs; directly comparable in mandate, statutory authority, and reforms being implemented.
• Travis County District Attorney's Office (Austin, TX): Travis County DA is widely cited as a national model for progressive prosecution, operating a Conviction Integrity Unit and robust diversion programs comparable to the First Judicial DA's reform-oriented units; serves a similar mid-sized urban-suburban population.
• Alameda County District Attorney's Office: California county DA recognized for progressive reform including conviction integrity review and diversion programs aligned with the First Judicial DA's Alternative Solutions and Conviction Integrity units; comparable reform-oriented mid-large county prosecutor.
• El Paso County District Attorney's Office (4th Judicial District): Another large Colorado judicial district DA office prosecuting criminal cases across El Paso and Teller counties; structurally identical to the First Judicial DA in mandate, organization, and oversight under Colorado law.

Broad incumbents

• Colorado Attorney General's Office: State-level legal office with broader jurisdiction including appellate, consumer protection, and white-collar prosecution responsibilities that overlap with the First Judicial DA's Economic Crimes and Special Victim units; not a direct competitor but the primary broader-incumbent authority in the same state.
• Manhattan District Attorney's Office: New York County DA is a leading national prosecutor's office with established Conviction Integrity Unit, specialized victim units, and transparency initiatives that parallel First Judicial DA's reform programs; provides a benchmark for urban DA modernization.
• Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office: Largest county DA office in the U.S., providing prosecution and victim services across a vast population; although far larger, it operates an analogous institutional structure with specialized units that parallel those of the First Judicial DA's office.
• Cook County State's Attorney's Office (Chicago): Large Illinois urban prosecutor's office operating specialized units in conviction integrity, sexual assault, and juvenile justice that mirror the program categories of the First Judicial DA; serves as a scaled-up reference point for organizational design.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/firstdaofco
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCK7hgfKLdzeShz68Y-n0TSQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/FirstJudicialDA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/first-judicial-district-attorney-s-office-of-colorado
• Instagraminstagram.com/firstdaofco

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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