Terry Tomsick

Serving in a variety of roles in the Denver, Colorado, area, Terry Tomsick has amassed a great deal of legal experience over the years, both as an attorney and a judge. Her judicial career began in 1987, when she accepted the post of Hearing Officer at a variety of agencies in the City and County of Denver. In the course of her duties, Terry Tomsick oversaw the issuance of new liquor and cabaret licenses and held hearing on alleged violations. She was also the Hearing Officer for the Civil Service Commission and was charged with hearing suspension and termination appeals for police officers and firefighters. In addition, her services were used to mediate/arbitrate disputes over the validity of the recall election in the town of Mead; sales tax issues in Edgewater; and employee disputes in a number of Colorado cities. In 1990, while still executing her Hearing Officer duties, Terry Tomsick began serving as a part-time Municipal Judge for several Denver suburbs. In this position, she presided over the trial and arraignment of criminal violations such as small claims, traffic, theft, domestic violence, and shoplifting. Terry Tomsick was appointed part-time Associate Judge of the Edgewater Municipal Court in 2007. Today, she serves as a Pro-Tem Municipal Judge in Central City.

Additionally, Terry Tomsick represents psychiatric patients in the Denver District Court Probate Division. Previously, she specialized in attorney ethics and counseling, advising and representing other lawyers in grievance proceedings, disciplinary negotiations, and suspension/disbarment proceedings. During the four years after Terry Tomsick earned her LL.M., she gained experience in San Francisco, working for the law firms Corbett, Kane, Berk and Barton and Severson & Werson. Terry Tomsick earned a B.A. at Stanford University and a Juris Doctor at the University of Colorado Law School. She also attended McGill University, where she was presented with a Master of Laws in Bioethics.