EDITOR : I am writing in support of Arapahoe County’s District Attorney, Amy Padden. There is an ongoing effort to recall Padden, based on misinformation and lack of knowledge as to how the judicial system works.

The recall was initiated by Aurora Council member Danielle Jurinsky. Jurinsky contends that Attorney Padden was too lenient on a juvenile who while driving illegally hit and killed a young woman. Jurinsky promised the woman’s father that she would see that justice would be carried out.

Juveniles are treated differently in our justice system, with a focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment. And it was ultimately a judge who a determined a two-year supervised probationary period was the appropriate manner in which to hold this juvenile accountable.

In another case, the

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