Ted C. Tow III

Date of Judicial Appointment:   February 13, 2018

                Before joining the Court, Judge Tow served for seven years as a District Judge in the 17th Judicial District (Adams County).  Prior to his judicial service, he served as the Executive Director of the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council, following several years as a deputy district attorney.  He began his legal career in private practice, working as an associate primarily in labor and employment for three different law firms, including Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman (Chicago); Matkov, Salzman, Madoff & Gunn (Chicago); and Sherman & Howard (Denver). 

                Judge Tow received his B.A. in English Literature and Comparative Constitutional History with Distinction and College Honors from the University of Kansas.  He received his J.D., summa cum laude, from Wayne State University Law School. 

                Judge Tow is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, and has served in various leadership capacities for that organization, including stints on the Board of Governors and the Executive Council and is presently a Trustee of the Colorado Bar Foundation.  He is also a member of the Adams/Broomfield Bar Association and the Law Club.  Judge Tow previously served as Chair of the Colorado Judicial Discipline Commission. 

                Judge Tow is a graduate and co-Lead for the Colorado Institute for Faculty Excellence in Judicial Education (COIFE).  He is a frequent presenter of CLE for the Judicial Branch and the Colorado Bar Association on a wide range of topics including inclusive courtroom practices, family law, civil procedure, and legal and judicial ethics.