Patrick Butler is a judge for the Twentieth Judicial District Court, division 5, for the state of Colorado.

He was a magistrate in the 18th Judicial District, where he worked since 2009.

Judge Butler earlier was a partner at Lamm & Butler (1987-2009), where his primary focus was civil and criminal cases.

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Education

He earned a bachelor’s degree from Keene State College and a J.D. from Gonzaga University.

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Work

He was also an instructor of law at Kaplan University in Thornton (2005-2009) and co-authored the article The Ten Commandments of Being Deposed.

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Judge

On October 1st, 2011, he was appointed district judge by Governor John Hickenlooper.

^[9]In 2014, he retained his position after the results from general elections.

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Austin Wilkerson Rape Sentencing

On August 7th, 2016, Judge Patrick Butler sentenced Wilkerson to two years on work release and 20 years’ probation at the Boulder County Jail on a program that will allow him to leave jail during the day to work or go to school.

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Judge Butler says:

The sexual assault charge is a Class 3 felony that normally carries a sentencing range of four to 12 years in prison.

But under Colorado law, the sex assault charge is subject to indeterminate sentencing, which means Wilkerson would not be released from prison until he was deemed fit.

According to representatives, this may be the reason that the Judge Butler made his choice in his sentencing.

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